[Stoat]

I’d prefer if the BBC TV versions from the 1970s (mentioned in the article) were made available on DVD for a reasonable cost. Of course, I’ve not checked in a couple of years...

I'm seeing them packaged in small "gift box" sets at Amazon

Amazon.com bbc shakespeare DVD

But it looks like the better deal is for the whole set at eBay.  Even though it's shipped from Australia, you save money over Amazon's packaging

THE BBC TV SHAKESPEARE DVD COLLECTION NEW-SEALED - (eBay item 200174998420 end time Nov-27-07 080201 PST)

This set is in the PAL video format and so it will only play on your computer, not on your home DVD player in the USA....I'm not seeing it being marketed in the USA.

[SunkenCiv]

A couple of shopping seasons ago, Sam’s Club had a 5 disk package of the most popular plays, around $80 I think. But on occasion I check disks out of the public library, which is where I first saw them.