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Six programmes, broadcast daily, in which Simon Callow explores the hidden meaning of the Sonnets by following a radical reordering by John Padel. Believing that the W.H. is William Herbert, it suggests that...
Shostakovich’s opera broadcast live from the New York Metropolitan Opera and directed by Graham Vick. Maria Ewing is Katerina and Vladimir Galusin is Sergei, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra are...
Live coverage of the England v France 2007 Rugby World Cup first semi-final at Stade de France, Paris presented by Jim Rosenthal. In the build-up coverage, Geoffrey Streatfeild, currently rehearsing the role...
Benjamin Britten’s opera introduced by Humphrey Carpenter. Christopher Josey is Oberon and Ciaron McFadden is Tytania. The English Northern Philharmonia is conducted by Steven Sloane.
US variety show hosted by Ed Sullivan. This episode includes includes an extract (5 min 45 secs) in which Orson Welles (in costume and make-up) performs Lear’s speech from IV, vii (`You do me wrong to take...
A comic interpretation of Hamlet performed by the Pingfong Acting Troupe. The production tells the story of an amateur theatre troupe which goes on a tour with Hamlet. After they debut to a lukewarm...
A concert recorded in April 2016 at the Royal Festival Hall celebrating Shakespeare’s plays and poetry. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00 Patrick Doyle: Overture; It Must Be Requited (Much Ado About Nothing)....
BBC Radio 4 series in which famous villains are given a re-trial. In this episode Jeffrey Archer defends Macbeth against charges of overriding ambition.
A BBC Radio 3 Proms concert live from the Royal Albert Hall, London. A performance of Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette with Marie-Ange Todorovich and Anthony Rolfe Johnson in the title roles. With the BBC...
US variety show. In this episode Danny Kaye and Joanie Sommers perform a song about Romeo and Juliet as contemporary teenagers. The extract is 2 mins 45 secs.
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