Edward Petherbridge - Artsnight 2016

Broadcast on BBC Two, 29th October 2016

Clip description:
This clip just includes a segment that covers Edward Petherbridge's chance at playing Lear, which led to ill-health. This follows a segment on Sir Laurence Olivier's King Lear for television (which Edward Petherbridge was also in) and an interview with Dame Diana Rigg .
Programme description:

This year's hottest play was written over 400 years ago - Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear. With five major productions taking place across 2016, this film looks at why Lear resonates so deeply with contemporary audiences. The programme includes contributions from Diana Rigg, Timothy West, Antony Sher and Nicholas Hytner on why Lear is widely viewed as Shakespeare's towering achievement.

It is narrated by Maxine Peake

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