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A reading of an abridged version of King Henry V directed by John Hale with Richard Burton in the title role.
Third in a series of radio programmes, broadcast over five consecutive days, devoted to music inspired by Shakespeare’s plays. Peggy Reynolds introduces the following pieces of music: "Agincourt Carol" as...
Radio programme. Paul Allen, who is writing a book about the character, reflects on the fascination of composers and writers with Falstaff. In this illustrated talk which covers composers such as Salierei,...
Feature film comedy and a parody of CLEOPATRA (1963). The film spoofs history in general and British attitudes in particular. Noted for it’s gloriously bad puns as in ‘Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got...
Feature film. An early comedy in the CARRY ON cycle featuring Ted Ray as the headmaster of an undisciplined school. Includes an unruly performance of a school play, Romeo and Juliet, with unmelodic...
Radio broadcast of Ian Judge’s 2006 revival of Vaughan Williams’ rarely performed opera, based on Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. With Andrew Shore (baritone, Falstaff), Jean Rigby (mezzo,...
Live sound recording of Trevor Nunn’s 1967 production of The Taming of the Shrew with Michael Williams as Petruchio and Janet Suzman as Katharina.
Devised for broadcasting on St. George’s Day , this sequence from Henry V was produced for radio by John Gibson with Richard Burton in the title role and John Neville as Chorus.
Television documentary. Joan Bakewell visits Stratford-upon-Avon where Shakespeare has become the object of adoration, scholarship and commerce as the heritage industry grows. She visits his supposed...
Live sound recording of David Jones’ 1967 production of As You Like It with Dorothy Tutin as Rosalind and Michael Williams as Orlando.
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