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Radio programme on English bawdy presented by Tim Brooke-Taylor. Celebrates the history of bawdy from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Benny Hill and the ‘Carry On’ films. It asks what do Shakespeare and...
Radio broadcast. Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Farah Karim-Cooper and comedian Richard Herring to learn all about the life, legend and legacy of William Shakespearcareer as well as the reception of his...
Radio arts show in which special guest actor and director Barrie Rutter discusses how he transformed the British stand-up comedian Lenny Henry into the tragic Moor for his staging of the play at the West...
Starting at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, comedian Lenny Henry goes in search of the secret of the bard’s success through interviews with well-known Shakespeare directors and interpreters, including...
Radio entertainment show in which presenter Marcus Brigstocke cajoles guests into experiencing something very everyday for the first time. In this episode, the culturally well-endowed comedian and political...
Radio documentary following stand-up comedian Lenny Henry as he prepares to take on the role of Othello for Barrie Rutter’s production of the play at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. Covering...
Radio game show hosted by comedian David Mitchell in which each panellist takes turns on presenting a short lecture on a given subject. The lecture is built on lies - opponents have to try locate the...
Radio series in which public figures are interviewed about their favourite bit of Shakespeare. In this episode comedian Paul Whitehouse chooses a speech from King Lear (Act 1 Sc 5) as the piece of...
Comedian Tony Hancock performing in sketches at the Royal Festival Hall, London. In one sketch (c. 5mins) Hancock appears as Lear with Joe Ritchie as the Fool, both in cod Elizabethan costume (mid-way...
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