It'll be available online or elsewhere? I totally forgot to DVR it and as a huge fan of both Tennant and Stewart, I'm kicking myself. D:
~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:18 PM, Keith Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > > > PBS is airing a production of "Hamlet" right now. Clocking in at a hefty > three-plus hours, it stars Patrick Stewart and David Tennant, the Tenth > Doctor (who looks nothing like the Doctor given his clothing and > hairstyle). The take is in a more modern settings. That being so, and this > being a British production, there are quite a few black people in > significant roles. If you don't have time or interest tonight, the entire > show will be available online after today. > > By the by, although I'm no longer the Tavis Smiley devotee I used to be, i > do still listen to his show when he has interesting guests. He recently did > a half hour interview with Patrick Stewart that's worth a listen. Stewart > talks about his love of Shakespeare, how acting's the only thing he ever > wanted to do, how much he loved doing Star Trek, and how his most > significant memory of the TNG days is all the laughter on the set. Also > interesting, he speaks of the trauma of going bald at age 19, and how a > Hungarian wrestler (!) literally held him down and shaved off his remaining > hair, forcing him to confront his condition. Worth a listen, here: > > http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/201004/20100423.html > > *************************************************************** > http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/hamlet/preview-the-film/956/ > > Hamlet > Preview the Film > > Shakespeare’s immortal “To be, or not to be” takes on a whole new meaning > (and medium) as classical stage and screen actors David Tennant and > (recently-knighted) Sir Patrick Stewart reprise their roles for a > modern-dress, film-for-television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare > Company’s (RSC) 2008 stage production of *Hamlet*. The production will be > presented on PBS by the *Great Performances* series on Wednesday, April > 28, 2010, at 8 p.m. EST (check local > listings<http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/schedule/>). > Immediately following the broadcast, the film will be available online in > its entirety here on the *Great Performances* Web site. > > ** > > Hamlet aired in the UK on Boxing Day at Christmastime 2009, and more than > 900,000 viewers tuned in for the BBC broadcast. In an article in The > Observer, Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown wrote: “Like many people, I > had my love of Shakespeare reawakened by David Tennant’s TV portrayal of > Hamlet over Christmas.” > > Best known for his performance in the title role of the popular British TV > series *Doctor Who* since 2005, Tennant made his debut in October as the > host of MASTERPIECE CONTEMPORARY on PBS. His many other credits include his > recent portrayal of Barty Crouch Junior in the big-screen blockbuster *Harry > Potter and the Goblet of Fire*. Tennant has also received numerous awards > from the theatre community for his lead roles in several Shakespearean > productions and other classic plays. > > > Veteran stage and screen actor Sir Patrick Stewart reprises his 2009 > Laurence Olivier Award-winning role of Claudius in the screen version, which > is directed by Gregory Doran, who also returns to reprise his stage > direction of the production. Co-produced by Illuminations Television and the > RSC for the BBC, in association with Thirteen for WNET.ORG and NHK, the > adaptation recreates the tone and atmosphere of the stage production in a > film-style interpretation shot in HD on location at St. Joseph’s College in > Mill Hill, London. The production is produced for television by John Wyver > and Sebastian Grant. > > > *Great Performances* is funded by the Irene Diamond Fund, the National > Endowment for the Arts, Vivian Milstein, the Corporation for Public > Broadcasting, public television viewers, and PBS. Major support for the > telecast is also provided by the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust. For > Great Performances, Bill O’Donnell is series producer; David Horn is > executive producer. > > > > > >
