[Stoat]

wish they’d leave it with the original text length and vernacular...then just make it all available on DVD. What a collectible that would be!

That would be wonderful, wouldn't it? 

I would imagine that it will 'eventually' be released on DVD, as they have released other BBC Shakespeare productions on DVD as well

Amazon.com bbc shakespeare DVD

In addition to dumbing down the language, a concern is that depictions of the numerous murders may run afoul of the UK "Health and Safety" laws

PC publishers ban dragon from breathing fire in children's book... because it's too dangerous the Daily Mail

[scrabblehack]

If memory serves, the Jonathan Miller productions (1980-82) were supposed to include all the Shakespeare plays. But the project was apparently ended after 12 plays.

[Tax-chick]

I’ve seen the Royal Shakespeare Company productions on DVD in a catalog, but the whole set is SO expensive, like $200.

There are plenty of things in Shakespeare that I don’t really want the children seeing, I have to say. Couldn’t let them watch “Titus” when I checked it out last year!