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The Hollow Crown (BBC, Shakespeare)
Matt D
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As part of the BBC's "Shakespeare Unlocked" season, this June features the broadcast of "The Hollow Crown", adaptations of Shakespeare's second tetralogy of History Plays: Richard II, Henry IV parts 1 & 2, and Henry V.
BBC Two - The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown - Episode Guide
The Hollow Crown - Clips
The Hollow Crown - Trailer
Wikipedia - Richard II (the first of the four films to be shown)
The casts include...
Tom Hiddleston - Henry V
Jeremy Irons - Henry IV
Patrick Stewart - John of Gaunt
David Suchet - the Duke of York
David Morrissey - Northumberland
James Purefoy - Mowbray
...and various others.
BBC Two - The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown - Episode Guide
The Hollow Crown - Clips
The Hollow Crown - Trailer
Wikipedia - Richard II (the first of the four films to be shown)
The casts include...
Tom Hiddleston - Henry V
Jeremy Irons - Henry IV
Patrick Stewart - John of Gaunt
David Suchet - the Duke of York
David Morrissey - Northumberland
James Purefoy - Mowbray
...and various others.
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I've seen it said somewhere that the first film is 30th June but not sure how right that is. I know it's sometime at the end of June though.
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Simulcast on BBC HD as well:p:D:D
It's a long long time since I studied these at school. I wonder if any modern Politicians will come to mind when watching these new versions? Thatcher/Major/Blair/Brown/Mandelson/Cameron/Miliband for example. Be interesting to see how politics has changed over the centuries. Or will come across as just the same. Without the disembowelling and beheading of course.:):)
I was a bit worried that Simon Schama's Shakespeare (excellent programme, btw) might be cancelled last night, as they were in the middle of a match at 9pm, but the tennis just continued on BBC1.
Casualty on BBC 1 at the same time as the Hollow Crown though. So which will get bumped in the case of Wimbledon(boring:yawn:) overrun?
PS
Any important matches today at the tennis?
PPS
Can't find any details on a DVD/BR release. Which seems a bit odd?
I've been looking forward to this for ages, and will be seriously miffed if it's not on tonight.
Surely it's too prestigious a production to be just postponed?
"The Men Who Made us Fat" was postponed last Thursday because of tennis, which was mildly annoying, but this is in a different league.
I don't get why the BBC doesn't seem to take these things into account. Why didn't they just schedule The Hollow Crown for after Wimbledon fortnight?
BIB
That is slightly worrying. But we will have to see. MrsBK has the tennis on in the front room - I've been exiled upstairs to watch the Prologue of Le Tour. Is it women only today at Wimby? They don't tend to have long matches do they.
Cheers Matt:)
Just caught up with the various clips and traliers that are out there. This looks a very impressive production. We are talking Game of Thrones type levels here? Not wanting to be too spoilerific. I suppose for some viewers this will be a brand new experience - storywise I mean? Bit I hadn't realised it was going to be so lavish.
A few glasses of Mead will help me get into the mood tonight.
As planets said, Murray is on later and other men are playing today too. I would hope they'd show the Murray match on BBC1 rather than 2 if it runs over and bump off Casualty rather than Shakespeare.
Oh the TdF - I like that too.
Yes these films are in period costumes and it does look very lavish.
I'm going to have to V+ Richard II though (will also have to iplayer the last two episodes of Spiral series 2) as have got my mum's birthday celebration tonight. Hopefully will watch Richard II tomorrow afternoon.
A Guardian article (from yesterday) about the series here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2012/jun/29/the-hollow-crown-shakespeare-bbc2
Thanks for the info guys. Let's hope the Murray match is over in straight sets.;):D:D
Wiggins sets the fastest time in the Prologue - Yeah!!!:):)
I like the prologue as it gets my mind in gear for the Tour. Don't watch any other cycling. So it helps me get up to date. The Mountain stages are the ones for me though.
Thanks for the link TLP.
I have know for a while that The Hollow Crown was being filmed and would be on our screens. But didn't realise it would be done like this. ie on location etc, and not a stage bound production.
I studied Shaky for O-Level in the Dark Ages. Never revisited the actual novels. Maybe it's time to do that?
I've found these online.
http://www.freeclassicebooks.com/william_shakespeare.htm
But I think I prefer holding an actual book in my hand. So may have to hunt the Henry/Richard books down - we have a couple of good second hand book market stalls here. I imagine the Shakespeare will be under the counter in brown paper bags:D:D
I wonder if the success of The Killing and The Bridge gave them the idea that not quite all of us are brane ded?
I'm recording this tonight but will be watching Spiral. I find Shakespeare daunting (I get the gist of the language but most of it goes over my head:o) but I enjoyed Brannagh's Henry V and Ian McKellen's Richard III films so we'll see.
BK & tlp - the Tour de France is one of my highlights of the sporting year. :cool: Just catching up with the prologue highlights on ITV4 now.
Yes I usually say to people that if you let the language wash over you, you tend to get the gist in the end - especially when you're watching Shakespeare in performance rather than reading the play. You can tell what's going on from the actors' body language and intonation too.
Quite so .
We could do with footnotes instead of subs?
Wet Nurse & Wormwood seem to stick in my brain from my school days. Can't remember why though?:o:o
Murray match is still on BBC 1 - no announcements yet. EPG hasn't changed either.
Update
Commentators talking about roof being closed after current set has been decided.
I'm no Shakespeare expert, but this may be something special.
Patrick Stewart as John of Gaunt looks remarkably like Colonel Gaddaffi