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Shakespeare’s Country (1947 Radio)

Series

Wednesday Matinee

Producer

Mary Hope Allen

Radio play written by Blair (pseudonym for W. W. Blair-Fish), dramatising Shakespeare’s youth in the Midlands.

Shakespeare Shakespeare productions Record only

Poets: The Spoken Word (2004)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 70 minutes), £9.95

From the first days of recording the voices of poets reading their own work have been thought worthy of permanent record. This CD looks back at the earliest English-language poets whose voices have survived,...

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People’s Century (Parts 10-12) (1996 Video)

Producer

John Bridcut; Sally Doganis; Angus Macqueen

Subject

History

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 165 min.

A history of 20th century in 26 parts as seen from the point of view of ordinary people who have lived through the events. Includes interviews and extensive archive footage. 10 (producer: John Bridcut):...

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All for Love, Or, The World Well Lost (1948 Radio)

aka: Tragedy by John Dryden, A

Producer

Peter Watts

Radio version of Dryden’s play (written in imitation of Shakespeare’s style) produced for radio by Peter Watts. Based on Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, Dryden’s blank verse take on the story...

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Merchant of Venice, The (1949 Radio)

Series

World Theatre

Producer

Raymond Raikes

Laidman Brown and Lydia Sherwood star in this production of the play by Raymond Raikes which has been shortened and rearranged for radio adaptation. With music specially composed by Leon Young. The BBC...

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Matter of Life and Death, A (1948 Radio)

Producer

Archie Campbell

Radio version of the film about RAF pilot (and poet, lunatic and lover) Peter Carter who unwittingly cheats death when he survives bailing out of his plane without a parachute. Originally written and...

Shakespeare Shakespeare productions Record only

Road to Dunsinane, The (1950 Radio)

Producer

Rayner Heppenstall

Radio work written by Michael Innes that speculates in dramatic form the historical circumstances that might have induced Shakespeare to write Macbeth. The first part of the programme presents the historical...

Shakespeare Shakespeare productions Record only

National Preview - Eggheads Only

Date released

Apr 1968

Series name

Mining Review 21st Year

Issue no

8

NoS ID

346405

Story no

1 / 4

NoS synopsis: The future for boys in mining lies in advanced concepts of training NCB Commentary - Mining Review looks forward - as far ahead as the 21 years since nationalisation. Imagine these are young...

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Media Screen Round-up, June 2016

Date

14 Jul 2016, 16:18

Author

Andrew Ormsby

Post Type

Post

The monthly roundup of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research and published at the BUFVC by Andrew Ormsby This month's round-up includes journal...

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Reith Lectures online

Date

3 Jun 2011, 09:57

Author

bufvcsergio

Post Type

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[caption id="attachment_8779" align="alignright" width="162" caption="Bertrand Russell"][/caption] The BBC has updated its Reith Lectures microsite. At present 194 broadcasts are available, with the...

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