Picks and Pans Review: Ian Mckellen Acting Shakespeare

UPDATED 04/26/1982 at 01:00 AM EDT • Originally published 04/26/1982 at 01:00 AM EDT

PBS (check local listings)

Three days after Shakespeare's 418th birthday, British actor McKellen, who won a Tony last year for Amadeus, honors the Bard with a remarkable one-man show of acting, theatrical reminiscences and a chat about the playwright's life.

TUESDAY, APRIL 27