STORIES FROM SHAKESPEARE (3 Discs) (Unabridged)

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Henry V (excerpts) (more info)


1. Henry V - 01:25
2. Your Highness lately sending into France… - 02:42


Richard II (excerpts) (more info)


3. Richard II - 04:34
4. 'This royal throne of kings, this scept'red isle…' - 01:32
5. Gaunt tried to warn King Richard… - 03:42
6. 'So when this thief, this traitor, Bolingbroke…' - 00:31
7. But Richard's confidence soon vanished… - 02:12
8. The young Duke of Aumerle bade Richard… - 02:17
9. And so Richard, with no power left to him… - 01:59
10. 'Here, cousin, seize the crown.' - 01:36
11. Richard's grief at his loss overwhelmed him… - 00:58
12. In despair Richard smashed the mirror… - 03:11
13. 'That hand shall burn in never-quenching fire…' - 00:33
14. In his dying moments… - 00:58


Henry IV, Part I (excerpts) (more info)


15. Henry IV, Part I - 01:27
16. The son, who was the theme of honour's tongue… - 00:38
17. Prince Hal, although he was the Prince of Wales… - 02:15
18. Prince Hal had another friend… - 02:37
19. Hotspur had hoped to strike a deal… - 01:23
20. A plague of cowards still, say I… - 02:03
21. By the time Falstaff had finished his tale… - 01:27
22. But Falstaff's plans for their evening's entertainment… - 01:45
23. Then Hal and Falstaff swapped parts… - 02:28
24. Their play was interrupted by the arrival… - 00:29
25. That night at the palace… - 01:09
26. I will redeem all this on Percy's head. - 00:51
27. King Henry was moved by his son's… - 02:28
28. And such have I to fill up… - 00:58
29. King Henry made one final offer… - 01:32
30. The Battle of Shrewsbury raged. - 01:39
31. What? Old acquaintance? - 00:36
32. But as Hal left the battlefield, old Falstaff… - 01:09
33. And hoisting the body of Hotspur… - 01:45


Henry IV, Part II (excerpts) (more info)


34. Henry IV, Part II - 01:59
35. What is the gross sum that I owe thee? - 01:20
36. The cunning Falstaff talked very sweetly… - 02:24
37. You whoreson candlemine you… - 01:14
38. There was no time for any further questions. - 05:08
39. Why doth the crown lie there upon his pillow… - 01:09
40. Hal was sure his father was dead… - 00:26
41. Too full of sorrow for his father, Hal… - 04:21
42. God Save Thy Grace King Hal… - 02:30

Henry V (excerpts) (more info)


1. Henry decided that it was time… - 01:32
2. He's in Arthur's bosom, if ever a man went… - 01:18
3. The first battle for Henry in France… - 01:57
4. Their courage renewed by their leader… - 01:02
5. My Lord High Constable, the English… - 01:27
6. King Henry, meanwhile, was wandering… - 02:53
7. But with the morning, Henry's spirits… - 01:50
8. And so the Battle of Agincourt began… - 00:36
9. Here comes the Herald of the French… - 01:45
10. And so the battle concluded… - 00:58
11. Fair Katherine, and most fair… - 02:19


Henry VI, Part I (excerpts) (more info)


12. Henry VI, Part I - 04:16
13. Dauphin, I am by birth a shepherd's daughter… - 01:18
14. She was Joan of Arc, called Joan… - 02:30
15. 'Tis Joan, not we, by whom the day is won… - 00:45
16. But old Lord Talbot was an experienced… - 02:35
17. Tut tut, here is a mannerly forbearance… - 02:21
18. And so the noble Lords of England divided… - 04:25
19. Who craves a parlay with the Burgundy? - 01:54
20. Unaware that he had been deserted… - 01:21
21. Come hither, you that would be… - 01:07
22. With Burgundy on their side… - 01:00
23. A heavy battle followed… - 00:54
24. …thou art come unto a feast… - 01:48
25. So father and son fought valiantly… - 01:20
26. The French could hardly believe… - 01:12
27. Now, ye familiar spirits… - 01:32
28. Left alone, and weak without her spirits… - 00:49
29. Be what thou wilt… - 03:00
30. Margaret's father, the Earl of Anjou… - 00:53
31. Is all our travail turn'd to… - 00:38
32. Charles the Dauphin was arrogant… - 01:07
33. I feel such sharp dissension… - 00:29
34. Peace had been declared… - 00:47


Henry VI, Part II (excerpts) (more info)


35. Henry VI, Part II - 01:45
36. Brave Peers of England, pillars of the state… - 01:16
37. These counties were the keys of Normandy… - 00:33
38. So, there goes our Protector… - 00:58
39. Some Lords agreed with the Cardinal… - 00:38
40. A day will come when York shall… - 01:21
41. If the Protector, Gloucester, was ambitious… - 01:00
42. My Lord of Suffolk… - 01:16
43. To Margaret, the Court of England seemed… - 04:48
44. I know their complot is to have my life… - 01:32
45. The angry Lords had Gloucester dragged away. - 01:12
46. My brain, more busy than the labouring spider… - 01:02
47. That night, the Duke of Gloucester was… - 00:29
48. What, doth my Lord of Suffolk… - 00:54
49. Queen Margaret too, though really glad… - 01:00
50. But this speech was only pretence… - 01:12
51. Give me thy hand, that I may dew it… - 01:05

Henry VI, Part III (excerpts) (more info)


1. Henry VI, Part III - 01:48
2. The factious Duke of York, descend my throne… - 01:27
3. Who was to be King? - 01:20
4. O timorous wretch! - 01:27
5. And so, joining the Northern Lords… - 01:03
6. The army of the Queen hath… - 01:03
7. York was surrounded by his worst enemies. - 04:38
8. And Clifford and Queen Margaret… - 00:36
9. Dazzle mine eyes… - 01:02
10. And Edward took his heraldic sign… - 03:13
11. Oh God, methinks 'twould be a happy life… - 01:30
12. As he dreamed, King Henry imagined… - 00:45
13. Likewise, Henry saw a father… - 01:21
14. The tide of battle at Toughton turned… - 01:34
15. Ay, Edward will use women honourably… - 02:01
16. When Warwick arrived in France to arrange… - 00:47
17. No more my king… - 01:21
18. And to prove his change of heart… - 01:29
19. Here is the Duke. Why, Warwick… - 01:18
20. While Edward was imprisoned… - 01:30
21. Now Warwick, wilt thou ope the city gates? - 02:19
22. A fierce battle was fought at Barnet… - 01:32
23. While King Henry remained locked in his cell… - 01:43
24. Butchers and villains. Bloody cannibals… - 00:31
25. But her ravings had no effect… - 01:07
26. Good day my Lord. What? At your books… - 03:45
27. So England returned to peace… - 00:49


Richard III (excerpts) (more info)


28. Richard III - 01:45
29. Now is the winter of our discontent… - 01:50
30. Nothing was going to stop Richard… - 00:40
31. Methoughts I had broken from the Tower… - 01:21
32. And his bad dreams weren't for nothing… - 01:43
33. Was ever woman in this humour wooed? - 00:44
34. Meanwhile, Edward IV's illness… - 03:44
35. Thus high, by thy advice and thy assistance. - 01:34
36. The truth was that Richard could not… - 01:54
37. All the time that Richard had been planning… - 01:09
38. Dream on thy cousins smothered in the Tower. - 02:35
39. Next morning, the sun was not shining… - 00:54
40. Rescue, my Lord of Norfolk, rescue… - 01:43


Henry VI, Part II (excerpts) (more info)


41. While Suffolk boarded a ship for France… - 02:15
42. Be brave, then, for your captain… - 01:00
43. The force the city of London sent… - 03:04
44. How now! Is Somerset at liberty? - 01:09
45. There was uproar in the Court. - 02:39

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