Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives

Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives 2016

7.00

An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.

2016

Theatre of War

Theatre of War 2018

7.20

Theatre of War is an essay on how to represent war, performed by former enemies. British and Argentinian veterans of the Falklands war come together to discuss, rehearse and re-enact their memories 35 years after the conflict.

2018

Miranda's Letter

Miranda's Letter 2016

8.00

Miranda's Letter takes as a starting point the 'missing women' in Shakespeare, in this instance, The Tempest, and imagines what Miranda's mother would have wanted to say to her daughter. Commissioned as part of Shakespeare Lives 2016.

2016

Lucky Man

Lucky Man 1995

1

A profile and interview of director, Lindsay Anderson.

1995

Rufus

Rufus 2003

1

Rufus is a child with an extraordinary obsession: a burning, inþamed desire for anything red. Driven by this impassioned, scarlet fixation, which he can neither control nor understand, he shifts through life in a whirlwind of redness, entirely in the hands of his bizarre compulsion.

2003

The Royal Mile: Edinburgh

The Royal Mile: Edinburgh 1943

1

Three overseas servicemen take a tour of the Royal Mile - visiting the sights between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, and learning about the sometimes gruesome history of Scotland.

1943

Baby Girl

Baby Girl 2021

1

Cunenk grew up as a girl trapped in a boy’s body. She could not wait to leave her village and become a performer.

2021

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey 1945

1

The history of Westminster Abbey and a tour of the monuments within it; accompanied by choral music and including footage of the coronation of King George VI in 1937.

1945

St. Paul's Cathedral

St. Paul's Cathedral 1943

1

A stately film about the history of St Paul’s Cathedral in London, with a focus on the architecture and individuals buried there, and the impact of the Blitz.

1943

The Life Cycle of the Maize

The Life Cycle of the Maize 1942

1

Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

1942

Lessons from the Air

Lessons from the Air 1943

1

Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making and broadcasting of pedagogical radio shows on the BBC.

1943

Power Lines

Power Lines 1944

1

The manufacture of cables for transmitting electric power is shown. Copper bars are rolled and drawn into wire, which is twisted into strands, and covered for insulation and protection with layers of rubber, lead, cloth and paper. The completed cables are then given high-voltage tests before being dispatched from the factory.

1944

English Criminal Justice

English Criminal Justice 1946

1

Dramatically told, English Criminal Justice takes us on a journey through the principles and procedures of the various courts of law in Britain.

1946

Divided We Scroll

Divided We Scroll 2019

1

'Divided We Scroll' is an eerie depiction of our intimate relationships with technology.

2019

Triumph Over Deafness

Triumph Over Deafness 1946

1

Instead of learning sign-language, deaf children are taught to speak and lip-read so that they might interact with others as easily as possible. This is a shortened version of 'Education of the Deaf'.

1946

A Farmer's Boy

A Farmer's Boy 1945

1

A young man learns to become a farmer, keen to show the integration of traditional farming with modern science and education.

1945

Development of the English Town

Development of the English Town 1943

1

A brisk visual summary of the changing faces of the English town throughout the ages, from the ancients and their hill-forts to the Second World War -- enlivened by the appearance of ghostly denizens to defend their eras against the narrator's various strictures!

1943

Falhan's Love

Falhan's Love 2021

1

Untung and Nesti really love their 6 year old son who has autism. Their daily life becomes more challenging because both of their parents are disabled, but their love and passion is truly heartwarming.

2021