Shakespeare: The Animated Tales — Season 1
About this season
An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.
Episodes (6)
1. A Midsummer Night's Dream
10.0Aired 9 November 1992 • 25 min
Four young lovers, trying to resolve their passions, and six worthy workmen, trying to rehearse a play, stumble about in a dark, haunted wood, while the powerful spirits play havoc with their hearts and minds.
2. The Tempest
10.0Aired 16 November 1992 • 25 min
Prospero, a powerful magician, lives on an island with his daughter Miranda. They are served by Caliban, a hideous monster, and Ariel, a wild, discontented spirit.
3. Macbeth
7.0Aired 23 November 1992 • 25 min
4. Romeo and Juliet
6.3Aired 30 November 1992 • 25 min
5. Hamlet
8.0Aired 7 December 1992 • 25 min
6. Twelfth Night
9.0Aired 14 December 1992 • 25 min