Broken English: The Effects of Brain Damage on Language
In this program, Dr. Jonathan Miller investigates both the predictable and the unexpected effects of damage to Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas on patients’ abilities to communicate verbally and through sign language. In his efforts to expose the ...
All's well that ends well
Here Shakespeare uses one of his favorite devices - trickery - in a plot relished by Elizabethan playgoers. The new wife of a young count resorts to chicanery to win her husband's respect, a typical ploy of medieval romance. Stars Ian Charleson, Ang...
Antony & Cleopatra
She's called the most fascinating female character of any age. The remarkable characterization of Cleopatra has made this sequel to Julius Caesar a timeless favorite. One of the most coveted roles for actresses, played previously by Elizabeth Taylor...
The winter's tale
This romance revolves around a theme that occupied Shakespeare later in life: reconciliation. Wrongs committed by one generation - here a wife unjustly accused of adultery - are made right by the next generation. Starring Jeremy Kemp, Anna Calder-Ma...
Othello
Jealousy in love is one of the most common of human emotions. In Othello, Shakespeare combines this universal theme with perfectly structured scenes, a storyline that lingers in the memory and a prime example of a tragic hero - Othello himself. The ...