Russell T Davies Remembers A Midsummer Night's Dream



Arts Documentary hosted by Russell T Davies, published by BBC in 2023 - English narration.







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Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies explains how his lifelong dream of bringing A Midsummer Night's Dream to television ultimately became a reality. He talks through his casting choices, from Maxine Peake and Nonso Anozie as Titania and Oberon, to Matt Lucas and Elaine Paige as Bottom and Mistress Quince, and Bernard Cribbins in what would be his final role, playing Snout.



Russell talks about the decision to set the play's events inside a fascist dictatorship ruled over by John Hannah's evil Theseus and discusses how his cast and crew managed to create such a well-received adaptation of one of the Bard's best-loved works - believing that the final ten minutes in particular contains moments he will remain proud of forever.



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* Video Codec: x265 CABAC Main L4

* Video Bitrate: CRF 21 (~2348Kbps)

* Video Resolution: 1920x1080

* Frame Rate: 25 FPS

* Audio Codec: AAC-LC (Apple)

* Audio Bitrate: q91 VBR 48KHz (150/211Kbps avg/peak)

* Audio Channels: 2

* Audio Gain: 3dB

* Run-Time: 104 mins (total)

* Number Of Parts: 1 (2 chapters)

* Part Size: 1.82 GB

* Source: HDTV (1080i/h264 4272Kbps VBR 3.73GB)

* Subtitles: Merged