that is shakespeare. 0ther rhythm. of course. that is shakespeare. other things are not shakespeare. other things are not shakespeare which people rewrite and adapt. some people would be turned off by that. they will be turned off and then they won't want to go any more. what is the proportion of turnoffs and those who are interested ? turnoffs and those who are interested? you turnoffs and those who are interested ? you would turnoffs and those who are interested? you would like to give ita interested? you would like to give it a chance. you have worked with young people. do you find it easy to ta ke young people. do you find it easy to take young people who have never been exposed to shakespeare? yes, ye5, been exposed to shakespeare? yes, yes, yes, i do. i remember my first meeting with shakespeare, i was ten years old, meeting with shakespeare, i was ten yea r5 old, and meeting with shakespeare, i was ten years old, and we were in the basement of the grammar school i was at, where there was a tiny theatre about as big as this rostrum, and we put

that is shakespeare. other things are not shakespeare, which people rewrite and adapt. some people would be turned off by that. they will be turned off and then they won't want to go any more. what is the proportion of turnoffs and those who are interested, who would like to give it a chance? you have worked with young people. do you find it easy to take young people who have never been exposed to shakespeare? yes, yes. yes, i do. i remember my first meeting with shakespeare, i was ten years old, and we were in the basement of the grammar school i was at, where there was a tiny theatre about as big as this rostrum, and we put on hats and helmets and cloaks and we pulled out our swords and we shouted macbeth at each other, and macbeth was about witchcraft and about darkness and about plots and murder and sex. and i was hooked on shakespeare at that moment, and i have stayed that way ever since, and i am not ashamed of it. and i think everybody has a capacity. you are right, not specifically shakespeare. but when we use the word culture, it's a sneer in our language still

his shakespeare productions were stunningly original, but he always insisted that we do shakespeare plays because they are relevant and because they apply to the wealth that we are living in. therefore he would never schedule a shakespeare because we haven't run that one for a while because, i think its term has come. no. we will only do it if there is something we want to say with it and threw it. final question, i must ask you this. is peter the man, the man to deal with comedy personality, the individual, how would you describe him? i counted him as one of my best friends, and it was a french that lasted for 50 years. and therefore i describe him as being wonderfully approachable and brilliantly amusing and wonderfully insightful, to have and wonderfully insightful, to have a political conversation with peter was revelatory. i frequently said to him,i was revelatory. i frequently said to him, ithink was revelatory. i frequently said to him, i think you should give up the theatre and stand as an mp, and very soon theatre and stand as an mp, and very soon you theatre and stand as an mp,

in india shakespeare in africa shakespeare in the middle east so it's really an international truly a global project now going up to the co-founder of the six percent of the university of california of a we appreciate your time thank you very much indeed thank you. hillary clinton has revealed who she thinks is to blame for last year's election loss to donald trump and a new memoir it's called what happened and it gives clinton's view of her defeat but some of the democratic colleagues say rather than looking back it's time to move on so i am estabrook because more from washington started in her five hundred twelve page memoir hillary clinton is candid about losing the presidency to donald trump i felt like i had let everybody down clinton blames herself for using a private e-mail account when she was secretary of state that led to a government investigation but she also questions former f.b.i. director james comey motivations for reopening the investigation less than two weeks before the election just stopped my momentum now remember this too jane at the same time he does that abou

>> yeah, i was studying shakespeare and wanted to work on hamlet. everybody basically wants to do this play so it wasn't a strange idea to want to do hamlet. it's like the best play ever and everyone wants to get their hands on it. and i grabbed os car sort of on his time, the minutes he has down from 24 hours a day as actor training and said on your breaks, would you come down so hamlet with me, we'll just do the r & j scenes. >> is that what they call them. >> they are, you know, usually you tackle, the closet scene or one of these kind of big meals and i thought it would be fun to start with these friendship scenes. and also we were students and friends and it just seemed like-- seemed kind of appropriate for the vibe at julliard. >> we did that, yeah, at school. and then after we graduated we kept in touch. we just were always talking about wanting to do hamlet and do some shakespeare and then we finally were able to get some time. and it took about two years of really trying to find a window where we could both have the time to put the play up.

at stratford, aged 29, he created the royal shakespeare company. not bad for the working—class son of a railwayman. we are not going to read the play — embarrass each other and ourselves. the rsc was a company of international standard which attracted the very best actors. peggy ashcroft was one, here in an early hall triumph — a reworking of shakespeare's henry vi plays as the wars of the roses. sir peter was a visionary. he was a colossus, striding the world of the british theatre. in a way it would be iniquitous to pick out any individual production. i think his greatest legacy must be the company he formed, the royal shakespeare company. but the wunderkind suffered a nervous breakdown and quit. only to re—emerge as laurence 0livier‘s successor as director of the new national theatre being built on london's southbank. he revelled in his new role. it is a very, very complex, very stimulating job because it is both concerned with management and with art. he combined creative flair with a phenomenal workrate, administrative skill and form

series "will," about the life of young william shakespeare. now prepare yourself for the newest t.n.t. series, "mr. will," about the life of middle- aged william shakespeare. >> now is the winter of our discontent, and why is there discontent? because you won't let me buy a motorcycle! i am a man in mid-life! i want my crisis! i want a sports car! i need to do hot yoga, dammit! >> starring five-time academy award nominee kenneth branagh in the role he was born to play. >> friends! romans! neighbors! lend me your ears-- and also if you wouldn't mind lend me your ride-on mower which is really handy. i vow to give it back as soon as you return my rake, you bull's pissle. that's right, work it out, big boy! >> william shakespeare, as you've never seen him before. older, more mature, and with love handles. >> oh, my cholesterol! my cholesterol! >> it was the show no one had the guts to make because no one thought it was a good idea until now. "mr. will," brought to you by viagra. >> it hath screwed my courage to the sticking place. ophelia! >> this

>> william shakespeare, as you've never seen him before. older, more mature, and with love handles. >> oh, my cholesterol! my cholesterol! >> it was the show no one had the guts to make because no one thought it was a good idea until now. "mr. will," brought to you by viagra. >> it hath screwed my courage to the sticking place. ophelia! >> this fall on t.n.-- oops, never mind, it's already been canceled. >> announcer: it's the "late show" with stephen-- ( russian announcer takes over ) >> colbert! it's "russia week"! tonight stephen welcomes kenneth featuring jon batiste and stay human! plus, stephen features americans with russians in moscow! and now live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing russian version of theme song ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: thank you! dimanche! oh, i see. i didn't know. hey, everybody! how are you? please have a seat. you're too kind. oh, that's a friday crowd right there. it's m

at stratford, aged 29, he created the royal shakespeare company. not bad for the working—class son of a railwayman. we are not going to read the play — embarrass each other and ourselves. the rsc was a company of international standard which attracted the very best actors. peggy ashcroft was one, here in an early hall triumph — a reworking of shakespeare's henry vi plays as the wars of the roses. sir peter was a visionary. he was a colossus, striding the world of the british theatre. in a way it would be iniquitous to pick out any individual production. i think his greatest legacy must be the company he formed, the royal shakespeare company. but the wunderkind suffered a nervous breakdown and quit. only to re—emerge as laurence 0livier‘s successor as director of the new national theatre being built on london's southbank. he revelled in his new role. it is a very, very complex, very stimulating job because it is both concerned with management and with art. he combined creative flair with a phenomenal workrate, administrative skill and form

also in the next hour, thousands of costumes from the royal shakespeare company go up for sale. this whole section of rail is nothing but tuxedos. sir patrick stewart goes through the wardrobe to share some of his memories from the stage. and coming up after sport, the click team looks at the latest facial recognition technology. theresa may must be clearer about what she wants from brexit before the eu can start trade talks, according to the french president emmanuel macron. monsieur macron said three key issues must be agreed. the rights of three million eu citizens living in the uk, how much the uk will pay on leaving and the future of the uk—irish border. it's the first response by a european leader to the prime minister's speech yesterday in florence, in which she suggested a two—year transition period after brexit, meaning the uk would finally break away in 2021. brexit secretary david davis is heading to brussels for the next round of talks with the eu negotiating team on monday. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. theresa may came here to florence to tr

he wanted to combine shakespeare was modernity. he put new writing right at the heart of that theatre. it gaveit at the heart of that theatre. it gave it a huge international reputation which survives today. then he did something very similar with what became the national theatre. small incubating production house at the old vic in london, he took it to the south bank centre and turned it into one of the world's great production companies, putting on plays which would have for decades. —— which would reverberate for decades. the man who went on to be the director of the national theatre summed him up by saying no young director in the theatre today it would have a job if it wasn't the sir peter hall, because he changed the game. he insisted on public subsidy, but he didn'tjust rely on it although he was very good at arguing for it, he also included a commercial impresario's rain. that makes british theatre so successful today. he created a business model for british theatre which you could say has given it a golden age in a 21s

at stratford aged just 29, he created the royal shakespeare company. not bad for the working class son of a railway man. we're not going to read the play, and embarrass each other and ourselves. the rsc was a company of international standard which attracted the very best actors. wilt thou accept a ransom? yea or no? peggy ashcroft was one, here in an early hall triumph, a reworking of shakespeare's henry vi plays, as the wars of the roses. sir peter was a visionary. he was a colossus bestriding the world of british theatre. in a way, it would be iniquitous to pick out any individual production. i think his greatest legacy must be the company he formed, the royal shakespeare company. but the wunderkind suffered a nervous breakdown and quit, only to re—emerge as laurence 0livier‘s successor as director of the new national theatre being built on london's south bank. he revelled in his new role. it's a very, very stimulating job, because it is both concerned with management and with art. at 24, he directed the uk premiere of samuel beckett's waiting f

sir peter had founded the royal shakespeare company when he was 29, and then spent 15 years leading the national theatre. his pioneering work also encompassed film, opera and television, and he directed some of the greatest actors of the age. our arts editor will gompertz looks back at the life and achievements of a man described as a colossus. we, oursad we, our sad buzz we, oursad buzz and is empty... it's all about emptiness and weeping. . peter hall, the text was a lwa ys weeping. . peter hall, the text was always paramount. his job weeping. . peter hall, the text was always paramount. hisjob as director was commonly thought, to get the playwright to speak. you wa nt to get the playwright to speak. you want to get to the centre of the play, he said, not me. iwill employee the back again. i find thee must fit for business. it was an approach that had the finest theatrical talent in the land making a beeline to work with him. peter is sublime at directing. when we did antony and cleopatra he had them actually beating out the line, our royal lady's dead, dead, dead. it took us ages to

but you could not dispute peter's mastery of shakespeare. could not dispute his bone deep knowledge of the elizabethan repertoire. in the 19505, hall directed the english—language premiere of beckett's waiting for godot. we should be prepared to do things which the public won't yet like. we should be prepared to lead or to guide or to take soundings on where we think the public taste is going. the national theatre was conceived in the post—war spirit of homes and recreations fit for heroes. i declare this stone well and truly laid. and after it moved to a new brutalist home on the south bank of the thames, peter hall succeeded 0livier as its director. we have tonight begun an adventure which will carry this theatre through many decades, indeed perhaps many centuries, for you will observe that it is built of very thick concrete. hall had the guile and powers of persuasion of an actor manager and he needed them, as a champion of subsidised theatre in the days of mrs thatcher. i think we're now having a dose of monetarism and i think perhap

her favorite thing in the world was to see me do shakespeare. she loved it. she came to see me at school when i did "romeo and juliet." she loved it so much. when i was sitting with her first at home and in the hospital, i would read it to her. as i was memorizing it, i ended up doing almost the whole play for her. i guess when i say again like , the religious text, there are things in it that feel like parables. particularly, a meditation on letting go and grief and death. and so, it was very comforting for me and her. there was this one section i read to her about the readiness. if it be not now, yet it will come. she was very moved by that. i thought that was amazing. as it got worse, in february she passed. she never wanted a funeral. she never wanted any of that. we did not do that. as a family, we had our own way to say goodbye. my sister came to see the show. she said it feels like the version of a funeral she would have wanted, to have the space to grieve and tell that story about losing someone you love so much and having this beautiful architecture

>> i was studying shakespeare and wanted to work on "hamlet." it's not -- everybody basically wants to do this play. it was not a strange idea to want to do "hamlet." it is the best play ever and everyone wants to get their hands on it. i grabbed oscar from his actor training and said on your breaks, will you do "hamlet" with me? we'll just do the r&g scenes. charlie: is that what they are called? scenes"? >> yeah, usually you tackle the nunnery seen or the closet scene or one of these big meals. i thought it would be fun to start with these friendships scenes. also, we were students and friends. it seemed kind of appropriate for the vibe at juilliard. oscar: we did that at school. after we graduated, we kept in touch and were always talking about wanting to do shakespeare. we finally were able to get some time. it took about two years of really trying to find a window where we could both have the time to put the play up. we finally did. that was an almost 15 year process. sam: 10 years of talking about doing it, and a couple of years of actuall

sir peter founded the royal shakespeare company when he was just 29, and directed some of the greatest actors of the age. 0ur arts editor, will gompertz, looks back at the life and achievements of a man described as a colossus. we, our sad bosoms empty... it's all about emptiness and weeping. for sir peter hall, the text was always paramount. his job as director was, he thought, to get the playwright to speak. "you want to get to the centre of the play," he said, "not me." i will employee the back again. i find thee must fit for business. it was an approach that had the finest theatrical talent in the land making a beeline to work with him. peter is sublime at directing. when we did antony and cleopatra he had them actually beating out the line, "0ur royal lady's dead, dead, dead." it took us ages to do. so at the end of the morning we got to, "our royal lady's dead..." there was a pause and peter said, "thank christ!" i think she wants to be that side. give me a stage and three actors and a text, and i have the confidence to know instinctively what should be done. he was, from the out

that's the kind of people you work with in the wardrobe department of the royal shakespeare company. if, around the world, fans of the rsc knew this was happening, they would flock here just to take a little piece of history away with them. and my wife has yet found more garments to wear. what am i going to do? put my hand in my pocket, i suppose. prices start atjust £1 — so pretty affordable to make all the world your stage. hannah bayman, bbc news. the weather hasn't been too bad. let's find out how the weather hasn't been too bad. let's find out how it's the weather hasn't been too bad. let's find out how it's going the weather hasn't been too bad. let's find out how it's going to look of the next few days. hello. some of us have had this today, some blue skies, sunshine and warmth. but there has been a lot of cloud, securely across southern and western scotla nd securely across southern and western scotland and north west england. the clouds thickened enough for the spot or two of drizzle. a beautiful in kent. you will likely have seen the warmest place with around 20 degrees.

that's the kind of people you work with in the wardrobe department of the royal shakespeare company. if, around the world, fans of the rsc knew this was happening, they would flock here just to take a little piece of history away with them. and my wife has yet found more garments to wear. what am i going to do? put my hand in my pocket, i suppose. prices start atjust £1, so pretty affordable to make all the world your stage. hannah bayman, bbc news. a little update on the uber story, sadiq khan spoke about it yesterday, fully supporting the tfl recommendation. he has added a few lines — i have every sympathy with drivers and customers affected by this decision but their anger should be directed at uber, who have let down drivers and customers by failing, in the view of tfl, to act asa failing, in the view of tfl, to act as a bit and proper operator. he concludes in a statement, i suspect it will take some time before this situation with uber fully plays out. in the meantime, he says, i will continue my work to support innovative businesses in london and create a vibrant and safe t

so strange. >> seth: also, side really, shakespeare in the park. i don't think it was offensive to have a donald trump caesar, but it was a little hacky. i mean, really? if you want to the see a shakespearean drama based on trump, just watch cnn. [ laughter ] now, if you wanted to do "of mice and men" with pence as george and trump as lenny, i would pay to see that. "tell me about the rabbits, mike. i hear they're the best rabbits." [ laughter ] really? also, this is really important. free speech isn't about just protecting speech you like. so if you think it's terrible to interrupt "julius caesar", you have to think it's terrible to interrupt ann coulter, even if you think she's terrible. >> and she really is! >> seth: really! [ laughter ] and sure, you can make the argument that she's not shakespeare. but if you shut her down, you give her power. and if you let her talk you'll find she's much ado about nothing. really. >> yes! really! [ cheers ] that's true, seth. i mean, she gets to speak, too. liberals cannot be hypocrites when it comes to free

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robert hunter writes in and says he is reading shakespeare the man and martin is reading young radicals by jeremy carter and book tv has covered that book, young radicals. we will read some more these comments as we go.o. let's hear from kathleen in plymouth michigan, cap lane, good evening to you, what are you reading. >> right now i'm reading robert service, my favorite poet.ob i'm not sure how familiar you are with robert but one of the most poignant poems is the march of the dead. he was from england. he's a great writer. where he writes, actually it's the army that has died and is coming back during the celebration because they are the ones that are parading through the streets and it's absolutely wonderful. anybody who hasn't read him should read him. he is marvelous. >> what's the secret to reading poetry? >> so dear..>> cal i think it's the inflection and understanding what you're reading. >> thank you for calling in. that was kathleen.d bill in baltimore, high. >> are you doing? i really enjoy book tv and as i was saying, i've always been disappointed that i've never seen paul

font> will," about the life of middle- color="#ffff00">aged william shakespeare. color="#ffff00">>> now is the winter of our discontent, and why is there discontent? because you won't let me buy a motorcycle! i am a man in mid-life! i want my crisis! i want a sports car! i need to do hot yoga, dammit! >> starring five-time academy award nominee kenneth branagh in the role he was born to play. >> friends! romans! neighbors!