PBS TV: Shakespeare's 'The Tragedy of Richard III': 12/25/16 at 9:00PM ET

Dec 22, '16, 9:17 pm

Dwyer Regular Member   Join Date: February 26, 2007 Posts: 1,361 Religion: Byzantine Catholic

PBS TV: Shakespeare's 'The Tragedy of Richard III': 12/25/16 at 9:00PM ET PBS TV: Shakespeare's 'The Tragedy of Richard III': 12/25/16 at 9:00PM ET Quote: William Shakespeare's "Richard III" chronicles the royal's bloody rise to the throne and short reign. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/ Quote: The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses continues the epic saga with three more lavish film adaptations. Joint PBS WNET / BBC production; contains Graphic Violence. The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses - Richard III PREVIEW (courtesy of Arizona Public Media. With Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench and Phoebe Fox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DbPWFDIM6g __________________ "It's a free country; you can say whatever you want." --Old American Saying (U.S. Postal Service stamp-- from 1977 Americana series which extols freedom of speech and features a Speaker's Stand decorated with an American Flag shield.) Last edited by Dwyer; Dec 22, '16 at 9:28 pm.

#2   Dec 23, '16, 7:01 am

Mintaka Regular Member   Join Date: August 6, 2005 Posts: 4,312 Religion: Catholic

Re: PBS TV: Shakespeare's 'The Tragedy of Richard III': 12/25/16 at 9:00PM ET Well. That is special. Primetime on Christmas, and they are running Shakespeare's least historical, most propagandistic play. And the theme is that killing a bad leader is awesome, as long as you are a Tudor. Yeah, I am feeling all the warm fuzziness already. Full disclosure: I tend to be a Ricardian, so I take badly the false portrayal of one of England's best and most people-serving, family-loving, dutiful kings. But even if I were not, it is not a classy choice for Christmas viewing.

#3   Dec 23, '16, 7:25 am

Tantum ergo Forum Master Prayer Warrior   Join Date: May 19, 2004 Posts: 13,707 Religion: Catholic

Re: PBS TV: Shakespeare's 'The Tragedy of Richard III': 12/25/16 at 9:00PM ET Quote: Originally Posted by Mintaka Well. That is special. Primetime on Christmas, and they are running Shakespeare's least historical, most propagandistic play. And the theme is that killing a bad leader is awesome, as long as you are a Tudor. Yeah, I am feeling all the warm fuzziness already. Full disclosure: I tend to be a Ricardian, so I take badly the false portrayal of one of England's best and most people-serving, family-loving, dutiful kings. But even if I were not, it is not a classy choice for Christmas viewing. I agree with you 100% (a fellow Ricardian). But take heart, at least they didn't do Titus Andronicus. I would suggest people read, instead, "The Daughter of Time" by Josephine Tey for a masterly study of the case against Richard III. For the average Joe or Jane who is not a historian (credentialed) but is a reasonably intelligent and literate 'reader', it will be quite a revelation! __________________ HLS Club I declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church’s faithful" (Ordinatio Sacerdotalis 4). Pope John Paul II.

#4   Dec 23, '16, 8:29 am

FollowChrist34 Senior Member   Join Date: March 31, 2013 Posts: 6,328 Religion: Christian

Re: PBS TV: Shakespeare's 'The Tragedy of Richard III': 12/25/16 at 9:00PM ET Quote: Originally Posted by Dwyer PBS TV: Shakespeare's 'The Tragedy of Richard III': 12/25/16 at 9:00PM ET http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/ Joint PBS WNET / BBC production; contains Graphic Violence. The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses - Richard III PREVIEW (courtesy of Arizona Public Media. With Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench and Phoebe Fox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DbPWFDIM6g I watched the first part - loved it. I taped the second; still need to watch it. I must admit Richard III is my probably my least favorite monarch, Shakespeare play...doubt I'll be watching it exactly on Christmas, but will tape it. The acting is superb. __________________ And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.