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BBC Radio 3 arts series. Special episode dedicated to the figure of the fool in British culture, examining how the ideas embodied in the fool resonate in a culture still anxious about what its comedians can...
Leaving his wife and children behind in Stratford, William Shakespeare goes to London to promote the Henry VI trilogy and make his fortune.
Comedy. Observing a laundress’ attack on a customer who tries to leave without paying, a vaudeville booking agent hires them to perform the same scene on stage. The two demand to perform Shakespeare, so...
Series showcasing the talents of offbeat and irreverent comedians. This edition, taped before a live audience at the Huntington Theatre in Boston, includes a sketch entitled ‘Pink Tights and Plenty of...
American musical variety series. George Hamilton introduces British comedians Tony Hendra and Nick Olive. They perform a very physical mock amateur production of Julius Caesar - the ‘friends, Romans and...
Talk by BBC radio’s first drama critic Archibald Haddon. Among the various stage plays that he praises for their comic qualities, he discusses J. M. Barrie’s ‘Rosalind’. A "comedy of...
Radio broadcast. Matt Lucas explores Shakespeare’s comedies and examines whether they have an influence on current humour. Today we interpret comedy from a different perspective than 400 years ago - comedy...
Second in a 3-part series examining Shakespeare in performance. Devised and produced by John Powell, the programmes are compiled with recordings from the Sound Archives featuring voices and opinions of...
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