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27 November 2014
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Shakespeare on the ±«Óãtv
The Taming of the Shrew on ±«Óãtv ONE, part of the Shakespeare season across the ±«Óãtv

ShakespeaRe-Told

This autumn across the ±«Óãtv


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This autumn, the ±«Óãtv brings Shakespeare and his stories to audiences with a variety of new programmes and initiatives across its services – television, radio, online and interactive.

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Shakespeare on bbc.co.uk and ±«Óãtvi

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bbc.co.uk/shakespeare

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±«Óãtv Interactive Drama and Entertainment presents a content-rich website in support of the ±«Óãtv ONE dramas, plus full listings for Shakespeare programming across all ±«Óãtv channels and platforms.

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In addition, bbc.co.uk/shakespeare presents a Shakespearean Murder Mystery interactive web game.

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It will take the gore of Shakespeare's tragedies, the wit of his comedies, and the tight plotting of all his work, and place them within a gothic horror story.

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A compelling narrative will engage the player as they explore Shakespeare's works and life to unravel and maybe prevent a grisly series of murders.

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±«Óãtvi - Shakespeare's Stories

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As a compliment to ±«Óãtv ONE's four films, Interactive Drama and Entertainment's eTV team give viewers the chance to play with Shakespeare's language and deconstruct his texts.

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When the viewer presses their red button after each ±«Óãtv ONE adaptation, they will be introduced to the interactive TV experience by actor David Oyelowo.

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Here they will have a chance to view a scene from the drama in the original text and examine the story from four different angles:

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- Like a director's commentary, they can explore the original language in a glossary

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- Go behind the scenes with interviews with actors, writers and directors of the ±«Óãtv ONE films

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- looks at the context, theatre history and Shakespeare's life, including interviews with Sir Peter Hall and Michael Wood

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- explore the themes and moods of the plays

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The interactive shows will be accessible from all digital TV platforms and also available as a groundbreaking, video-rich, broadband to PC service.

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