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British Film Festival

Date released

9 Feb 1950

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1079A

NoS ID

016200

Story no

7 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Film Festival 1950. DESCRIPTION: Crowds of film fans gathered outside the Odeon, Leicester Square, to see all they could of the stars taking part in the fifth British Film...

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Caliban Upon Setebos (1948 Radio)

Radio broadcast of Robert Browning’s poetic take on Shakespeare’s The Tempest, in which Caliban reflects on life, religion and human nature. The poem is read by Cecil Trouncer.

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Serpent of the Nile, The (1940 Radio)

aka: Scenes from Shakespeare’s Tragedy Antony and Cleopatra

Producer

Peter Creswell

A chronicle for radio based on Shakespeare’s play and Plutarch’s Life of Marcus Antonius. Arranged and produced by Peter Creswell with Fay Compton as Cleopatra and Cecil Trouncer as Anthony. Other parts...

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Thieves of Mercy (1947 Radio)

Series

Imaginary Conversations

Producer

Rayner Heppenstall

What took place aboard the privateer which captured Hamlet on his way to England? How was it that, on his return to Denmark the melancholy Prince had become a man of energy and resolution? Read’s radio...

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Julius Caesar (1951 Film)

Feature film. Heavily abridged version of the play for schools concentrating mainly on the first part from the Festival of the Games to Mark Antony’s funeral oration. Many of the dialogues between Cassius...

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Antony and Cleopatra (1951 Film)

Feature film. A heavily abridged version of the play with emphasis on the scenes between Antony and Cleopatra. Much of the political plot and some of Enorbarbus’ lines are omitted. A narrator explains...

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Twelfth Night or What You Will (1929 Radio)

Producer

Howard Rose

Radio version of Shakespeare’s play adapted by Barbara Burnham and produced by Howard Rose. Incidental music played by The Gershom Parkington Quintet. No further information known (1/2008).

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Much Ado About Nothing (1933 Radio)

Producer

Howard Rose

Radio version of Shakespeare’s comedy adapted by Dulcima Glasby and produced by Howard Rose. Henry Ainley is Benedick and Marie Ney stars as Beatrice. Anthony Pendrill narrates. Music by Edward German is...

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Winter’s Tale, The (1938 Radio)

Producer

Barbara Burnham

Radio production of the play produced and adapted for microphone by Barbara Burnham. With Sybil Thorndike, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Lewis Casson and Miles Malleson.

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Tempest, The (1952 Radio)

Producer

Raymond Raikes

Radio version of Shakespeare’s late play adapted and produced for radio by Raymond Raikes. With Peter Ustinov as Caliban, Leon Quartermaine as Prospero and Marjorie Westbury as Ariel. Music composed and...

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