Shakespeare: The Animated Tales King Richard III, Шекспир: Анимационные истории Ричард III (Наталья Орлова, 1994) DVO

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales is a series of twelve halfhour animated television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, originally broadcast on BBC 2 between 1992 and 1994. The series was commissioned by the Welsh language channel S4C. Production was coordinated by the Dave Edwards Studio in Cardiff, although the shows were animated in Moscow by Soyuzmultfilm, using a variety of animation techniques. The scripts for each episode were written by Leon Garfield, who produced heavily truncated versions of each play. The academic consultant for the series was Professor Stanley Wells. The dialogue was recorded at the facilities of BBC Wales in Cardiff. The show was both a commercial and a critical success.