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Falstaff (1949 Radio)

Producer

H. Procter-Gregg

This radio broadcast of Verdi’s ‘Lyrical comedy in three acts’ was the first of six studio performances given by the BBC Opera Orchestra and Chorus under Stanford Robinson. The programme is presented...

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Perkin Warbeck and Henry VIII: History, Drama, Truth (1977 Radio)

Series

Shakespeare and the Histories

A 5-part series of scholarly talks on Shakespeare’s history plays. In his final talk R. A. Foakes examines how historical truth is pitted against dramatic truth in John Ford’s Perkin Warbeck and Henry...

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Ellen Terry - A Programme in Honour of Her Eightieth Birthday (1928 Radio)

Special radio programme broadcast in honour of actress Ellen Terry’s 80th birthday. Introductory remarks are by James Agate. The programme is made up of performances of extracts from plays by Shakespeare...

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Ghosts (1977 Radio)

Series

Vivat Rex

Director

Gerry Jones

Producer

Gerry Jones

Episode 23 of a 26-part serialisation of the Elizabethan history play (encompassing the reign of Edward II to Henry VI), adapted for radio by Martin Jenkins. This episode, based on Shakespeare’s Richard...

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British Empire Shakespeare Society (1923 Radio)

aka: Excerpts from Shakespeare

A ‘Shakespeare Night’ programme transmitted in two parts. Initiated by the British Empire Shakespeare Society, the programme was comprised of play readings. Part 1: 'Trial scene’ and ‘Casket...

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