Saturday Review | The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The last in the present series of the journal of the arts and media presented by Russell Davies. Russell Davies introduces a clip from the Royal Shakespeare Company's Merry Wives of Windsor at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, which is updated to a 1950s setting and includes a humorous 'hair drier' scene.

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  • Type: Plays
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Duration: 59'56''
  • Broadcast date: 1985
Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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