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Richard III
A BBC TV production of Shakespeare's late medieval histories first created for the stage by Peter Hall for the Royal Shakespeare Company. The play cycle was broadcast in eleven weekly parts. Episode 11 covers Richard III Act 5, Scene 2 onwards.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
- Type: Plays
- Channel: BBC Two
- Duration: 43'00''
- Broadcast date: 1966
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
Richard III (1955)
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous Richard, Duke of York, conspires and plots to seize power for himself, orchestrating a bloody rise to power. Featuring Laurence Olivier.
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Richard III
The return of the award-winning team who produced 'Hamlet'. Antony Sher provides the voice of Shakespeare's darkest villain, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who in his unquenchable thirst for the throne, destroys his friends and family, including the Princes in the Tower.