The DVDs (5) are due to be released on 31 March. BBC Warner (if I recall). There is an item in the Sunday New York Times "Arts and Entertainment" section. Check the NYTimes website, under Television, under Arts. (URLs seem to not be allowed here!)NETFLIX has in listed already, with the following description:Explore the history of the English monarchy through the prism of Shakespeare's plays -- including "Richard II," "Henry IV," "Henry V" and "Richard III" -- with this 15-part BBC series that features many of England's top actors. Originally broadcast on television in 1960, the ambitious project includes performances by Robert Hardy, Eileen Atkins, Sean Connery, Judi Dench, Julian Glover, John Warner and many others.

My introduction to a lifelong love of Shakespeare. My brother was 5 and I was not quite 7 when WTTW Chicago broadcast An Age of Kings. It became a family ritual to watch, including the reruns. As an autumn series, my father used to buy us a rare treat for the Midwest--pomegranates; and my mother would pop corn on the stove. Wonderful acting from actors whose names meant nothing to me then (although I will never forget the achingly young Sean Connery as Hotspur), but do now! And they published the scripts in paperback so we could follow along and figure out the language. I managed to memorize most of Richard III over that. So glad to see it coming out on DVD! Highly recommended for all ages and any level of familiarity with Shakespeare or English history.

Saw this series when it was broadcast by the BBC in UK when I was a child. (All in glorious Black and White 405 line transmission). Very good introduction to the history plays of Shakespeare, and in retrospect I now realise that this was the 'cream' of classic acting of it's day and certainly not wooden or histrionic. Many of the performers went on to make splendid films/theatre/videos/radio. Viz among them Sean Connery(James Bond) would you believe.

A great production, that should be revived/rebroadcast. I doubt that it would be out of date! I'd love to hear from anyone who knows whether videos exist of this series, or any other information about where it could be found or viewed.