Pericles
Pericles is haunted by Fate. buffeted by storms, driven from country to country. and even, at the height of his happiness, harshly separated from his wife and baby daughter. Marina. But there are reconciling forces that lie beyond the apparent waywardness of Fortune. The play was included in the BBC's prestigious Shakespeare collection and first transmitted on 8 December 1984 in the UK.
In the play, Pericles, Shakespeare uses the poet Gower to relate the adventures, sufferings and wanderings of the young Prince.
Primary Title
- Pericles
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 23 August 1987
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV2
Broadcaster
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- In the play, Pericles, Shakespeare uses the poet Gower to relate the adventures, sufferings and wanderings of the young Prince.
Episode Description
- Pericles is haunted by Fate. buffeted by storms, driven from country to country. and even, at the height of his happiness, harshly separated from his wife and baby daughter. Marina. But there are reconciling forces that lie beyond the apparent waywardness of Fortune. The play was included in the BBC's prestigious Shakespeare collection and first transmitted on 8 December 1984 in the UK.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- Apology from TV One for picture disturbances at the end of the play. Start of prologue missing - To sing a song that old was sung, From ashes ancient Gower is come; Assuming man's infirmities, To glad your ear, and please your eyes. It hath been sung at festivals, On ember-eves and holy-ales; And lords and ladies in their lives Have read it for restoratives: The purchase is to make men glorious; Et bonum quo antiquius, eo melius. If you, born in these latter times, When wit's more ripe, accept my rhymes. And that to hear an old man sing May to your wishes pleasure bring I life would wish, and that I might Waste it for you, like taper-light. This Antioch, then, Antiochus the Great Built up, this city, for his chiefest seat: The fairest in all Syria, I tell you what mine authors say: This king unto him took a fere, Who died and left a female heir, So buxom, blithe, and full of face, As heaven had lent her all his grace;
Genres
- Art
- Drama
- Theater
Hosts
- William Shakespeare (Author)
- Edward Petherbridge - Gower (Narrator)
- Shaun Sutton (Producer)
- David Jones (Director)
- BBC Television (Production Unit)
- Mike Gwilym - Pericles (Actor)
- Amanda Redman - Miranda (Actor)
- Juliet Stevenson - Thaisa (Actor)
Contributors
- William Shakespeare (Author)
- Edward Petherbridge - Gower (Narrator)
- Shaun Sutton (Producer)
- David Jones (Director)
- BBC Television (Production Unit)
- Mike Gwilym - Pericles (Actor)
- Amanda Redman - Miranda (Actor)
- Juliet Stevenson - Thaisa (Actor)