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Scene from ‘Hamlet’ (1930 Radio)

aka: Diversions No. 10

Series

Diversions

Radio broadcast. As part of a mixed programme, Martita Hunt and John Gielgud read a scene from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. This appears to be from Harcourt Williams’s uncut production of the play that opened...

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Macbeth (1937 Television)

Series

Theatre Parade

Director

Michel Saint-Denis

Producer

George More O’Ferrall

Television broadcast. Scenes from Michel St. Denis’ production of Macbeth at the Old Vic with Laurence Olivier and Judith Anderson in the title roles. Presented for television by George More O’Ferrall.

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Do Not Go Gentle (2009 Radio)

Series

Words and Music

Producer

Philippa Ritchie

Radio programme featuring a selection of poetry and music on the subject of the challenges and consolations of old age. An extract from Cymbeline ('Fear no more’) are read by actors Barbara Jefford and...

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Old Vic Company in ‘The Merchant of Venice’, The (1942 Radio)

Series

From the Theatre in Wartime

Producer

Barbara Burnham

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...

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Front Row [11/03/2010] (2010 Radio)

Series

Front Row

As part of the radio arts review programme, presenter John Wilson reports on Bristol Old Vic’s production of Juliet and Her Romeo, directed by Tom Morris. Developed since 1997 in collaboration with...

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Guard Your Pillowcases (2023 Audio)

Series

Play on Podcasts: The Winter’s Tale

Director

Tracy Young

Audio podcast. Episode four of a radio serialisation of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. Adapted by Catherine Eaton, directed and rendered into modern English verse by Tracy Young. Part of the ‘Play On...

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After Sunset Fades (2016 Radio)

Series

Sonnets in the City

Producer

Pauline Harris

Radio drama. Third in a series of five short plays inspired by Shakespeare’s sonnets. Sonnet 73 is the inspiration behind Esther Wilson’s nocturnal tale in which old and young collide. Maxine Peake reads...

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Old Icelandic Tale in ‘Hamlet, Prince of Denmark’, An (1927 Radio)

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Schools: How Shakespeare Used Old Stories

Radio broadcast for schools. In this English Literature series, I. M. Pagan identifies folklore tales that are interwoven in Shakespeare plays. This episode focuses on Hamlet.

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Remember Me (2023 Audio)

Series

Play on Podcasts: The Winter’s Tale

Director

Tracy Young

Audio podcast. Seventh and penultimate episode of a radio serialisation of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. Adapted by Catherine Eaton, directed and rendered into modern English verse by Tracy Young....

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Will Power (2002 Radio)

Producer

Mark Whitaker

Radio documentary. Twice a week for almost ten years 61-year-old actor Bob Smith (author of the memoir Hamlet’s Dresser) has travelled to New York City from his home in Connecticut to read Shakespeare with...

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