Episodes
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| 20110529 20101023 (BBC7) 20120908 (BBC7) 20120909 (BBC7) | It is 1610, and the translation of James I's new bible is at last complete. However, assured by Shakespeare, that to allow the inclusion of The Dream of St John will lead to bloody revolution, James travels to Oxford, determined to excise it from the sacred text. Originally broadcast in 1993. Written by David Pownall and starring Robert Stephens. Cast list: Shakespeare - Edward Petherbridge Prince Charlie - Gary King Stage Manager - David Learner Saville - Eric Allan St John The Divine - Robert Stephens Montague - John Church James I - Hugh Ross Robin - Melanie Hudson Marbellus - Robert Mcintosh Thompson - Michael Tudor Barnes Stanley - Peter Penry-Jones Abbot - Hugh Dickson Hutten - Garard Green Ravis - John Webb Queen Anne - Siriol Jenkins Produced by Eoin O'Callaghan. David Pownall's play about Shakespeare's reaction to the King James Bible. 1610: Shakespeare fears revolution over James I's new translated Bible. 1610: Shakespeare fears revolution over James I's new translated Bible including the Dream of St John. Stars Robert Stephens. It is 1610, and the translation of James I's new bible is at last complete. However, assured by Shakespeare, that to allow the inclusion of The Dream of St John will lead to bloody revolution, James travels to Oxford, determined to excise it from the sacred text. Originally broadcast in 1993. |