Award winning documentary about Western attitudes to death and dying. Brian Blessed and Jo Brand narrate

Award winning documentary about Western attitudes to death and dying. Brian Blessed and Jo Brand narrate

Award winning documentary about Western attitudes to death and dying. Brian Blessed and Jo Brand narrate. When it comes to death, we are bad consumers. Because we don’t plan ahead, because we don’t talk about it, we are in a state of shock and exhaustion. We don’t question, we don’t shop around and it makes us very vulnerable potentially. This award winning audio documentary deals with our universal attitudes to death and dying.

Key scenes from Much Ado About Nothing, related to the theme of 'love and language'.

Key scenes from Romeo and Juliet, related to the theme of 'Loves destructive power'.

Key scenes from Macbeth, on the theme 'How does power change people?'

Key scenes from Hamlet, related to the theme of 'Is Hamlet Mad?' Act 2, Scene 2 – Act 3, Scene 1 – Act 3, Scene 4 performed by professional actors as a learning aid.

Recorded on location, and released in just 48 hours, Rat is a radio play by Ann Theato. A dying rat appears outside a block of flats, becoming the focus of one woman's thoughts. Rat captures a snapshot of family life, and the mixture of empathy and fear we feel for vermin.

Elektric Poetry from Elisha Howe. “Born for a reason, as I grew up I realised that I am a performer. A poet at heart, I rap, I sing, I act." Elektric would like to educate, excite and embrace you all with good music and poetry.

The Fearless Youth, Written by Gareth Parker and performed by the Higher National Diploma Students of West Thames College, Isleworth, Middlesex, based on “The Youth Who Set Forth to Find Out What Fear Was” by the Brothers Grimm. A modern day fable that questions the nature of fear and invincibility.