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Third broadcast in a series offering condensed versions of plays performed at the theatre. Jean Forbes-Robertson as Portia and Frederick Valk as Shylock perform in scenes from the Old Vic production of...
Live sound recording of the Prospect Theatre Company’s 1972 production of King Lear directed by Tony Robertson and Kenny McBain. Timothy West is Lear.
Feature film. A record of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson and the Drury Lane Company’s production of the play. `... the film’s chief purpose is to preserve a performance and a production and makes few...
13-part weekly radio series on music inspired by Shakespeare’s plays. Each episode focuses on a different play and is introduced by a different presenter (see below). Where an edition of London Calling was...
Feature film based on the life of the eighteenth-century actress Peg Woffington. Born in Dublin, she came to London and became a famous actress under David Garrick’s guidance. She suffered from a weak...
Recording of Measure For Measure by the Marlowe Dramatic Society directed by George Rylands. Toby Robertson is the Duke of Vienna and Janette Richer Isabella.
Last programme in a 3-part radio series examining Shakespeare in performance. Devised and produced by John Powell, the programmes are compiled with recordings from the Sound Archives featuring voices and...
Documentary. The export of Western culture has made English a star performer on the world stage. This programme discusses the ubiquity of Shakespeare and the King James Bible, explaining their roles in...
The Scottish Opera production from the MacRobert Centre, Stirling, of Britten’s opera in three acts, produced for radio by Toby Robertson. Tim Curry stars as Puck in a spoken role. The Scottish Baroque...
Television documentary in which presenter Fyfe Roberston visits Stratford-on-Avon to find out more about the life and work of Shakespeare. Michael Pennington provides the voice of Hamlet.
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