TY - ADVS ED - British Broadcasting Corporation TI - Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster AV - DVD: FRAN PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - BBC N1 - Recorded under ERA licence - broadcast September 7th, 2011; Mary Shelley Lucy Davenport Mary Woolstencraft Harriet Walter William Goodwin Clive Merrison Frankenstein's Monster David Schofield Victor Frankenstein Ronan Vibert Percy Bysshe Shelley Oliver Chris Lord Byron Stephen Mangan Claire Clairmont Amy Phillips Presenter Robert Winston Producer Mary Downes Executive Producer Kim Thomas; "The extraordinary story of how the 19-year-old Mary Shelley created Frankenstein, one of the world's most terrifying monsters. Daughter of Mary Woolstencraft, wife of Percy Byshe Shelley and close friend to Lord Byron, Mary Shelley's life was every bit as extraordinary as her most famous work. Dramatising the adventures, love affairs and tragedies of her young life, the film shows how her monstrous creation reflected her own extraordinary experiences." - BBC website ER -