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King Lear (1928 Radio)

Series

Six Tragedies of Shakespeare (An Introduction for the Plain Man)

Radio broadcast. Third in a six-part series of talks by Dover Wilson, introducing Shakespeare’s tragedies to a general audience. This week’s talk focuses on King Lear.

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Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson on ‘Shakespeare’ (1924 Radio)

Third in a series of experimental radio transmissions of school broadcasts that at the time were received by about 100 schools. In this week’s episode, the actor Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson talks about...

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Father of all turks

Date released

1937

Series name

The March of Time 2nd Year

Issue no

11

NoS ID

352159

Story no

1 / 3

The March of Time synopsis: The first episode of the new issue of the March of Time tells the dramatic story of Mustapha Kemal’s rise to fame and reviews the new Turkey he has brought into being. Pictured...

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Shakespeare on Love (1969 Television)

Series

Poet and His Subject, The

Director

Pat Phillips

Television documentary series in which each night, for one week, two artists read from their favourite works. Margaret Rawlings and Paul Daneman take Shakespeare as their theme and read from his sonnets.

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Othello and Antony and Cleopatra (1928 Radio)

Series

Six Tragedies of Shakespeare (An Introduction for the Plain Man)

Radio broadcast. Fourth in a six-part series of talks by Dover Wilson, introducing Shakespeare’s tragedies to a general audience. This week’s talk encompasses Othello and Antony and Cleopatra.

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African Forum (1963 Radio)

Radio broadcast: An item (2 mins) in the programme. John Neville talks to an audience about West African audiences’ reactions to Shakespeare’s plays, having recently completed a ten week tour of West...

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Richard II (1978 Radio)

Series

Play of the Week (BBC World Service)

Producer

Gordon House

Abridged radio version of Shakespeare’s play produced for broadcasting by Gordon House. No further information available (1/2009).

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Hamlet. Part 2 (1928 Radio)

Series

Six Tragedies of Shakespeare (An Introduction for the Plain Man)

Radio broadcast. Last in a six-part series of talks by Dover Wilson, introducing Shakespeare’s tragedies to a general audience. This week’s talk ends the discussion of Hamlet which Dover Wilson...

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Elizabethan Music Associated with Shakespeare’s Plays (1947 Radio)

Series

Music Anthology

Radio programme on a selection of Elizabethan music that has come to be associated with Shakespeare’s plays. With Ena Mitchell (soprano), Gerald Smith (treble), Diana Poulton (lute), Margaret Hodsdon...

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ISLAND OF COAL

Date released

Jul 1964

Series name

Mining Review 17th Year

Issue no

11

NoS ID

346251

Story no

1 / 4

BFI synopsis: Island of Coal film competition - the culmination of a nationwide children’s competition on the subject of coal. NCB Commentary - It was childrens’ day at a big London cinema - the climax...

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