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Macbeth (1981 Video)

Series

Shakespearean Drama

Director

Arthur Allen Seidelman

Producer

Jack Nakano

A version of the play in which the costumes and reproduction of the Globe theatre stage contribute to recreating the flavour of 16th-century performance. With Jeremy Brett and Piper Laurie as the Macbeths.

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Shakespeare Night IV: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (1923 Radio)

aka: Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Series

Shakespeare Night

Fourth in a series of ‘literary nights’ showcasing Shakespeare’s plays on radio. The programme is conducted with critical commentary by Professor Cyril Brett. Performances are by members of the Cardiff...

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Reinforcements for Australia

Date released

11 May 1942

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

675

NoS ID

012255

Story no

1 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News From MacArthur. DESCRIPTION: American troop reinforcements arrive in Australia in the wake of General MacArthur. SHOTLIST: Titles superimposed over General MacArthur walking along...

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Shakespeare Night III: ‘Henry VI, Part I, II, And III’ (1923 Radio)

aka: 'Shakespeare’ Evening

Series

Shakespeare Night

Third in a series of ‘literary nights’ showcasing Shakespeare’s plays on radio. The programme is conducted with critical commentary by Professor Cyril Brett. Performances are by members of the Station...

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Life and Death of Falstaff (1923 Radio)

aka: Falstaff

Radio broadcast. The Times listings entry for this programme reads:'Life and death of "Falstaff," "Falstaff," Mr. Ivor Thomas: songs." (10 July 1923, p.12). The programme is preceded by a ca. 15-minute talk...

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King Lear (1986 Radio)

Series

Play of the Week (BBC World Service)

Director

Walter Acosta

Shakespeare’s King Lear adapted for radio in a two-part production by Brett Usher, directed by Walter Acosta. With Trevor Howard in the title role and Emrys James as Fool.

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Romeo and Juliet (1988 Radio)

Series

Play of the Week (BBC World Service)

Director

David Hitchinson

Radio adaptation of the play transmitted in two parts. Adapted for broadcasting by Brett Usher and directed by David Hitchinson, starring Katherine Schlesinger and Dominic Guard in the title roles. With...

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Love’s Labour’s Lost (1960 Audio)

Director

Peter Wood

A recording of a performance with Derek Jacobi as the King of Navarre and Jeremy Brett as Berowne.

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Decent Interval, A (2016 Radio)

Series

Charles Paris Mystery, A

Director

Sally Avens

Radio drama in four episodes. Jeremy Front’s adaptation of Simon Brett’s 2013 novel about Charles Paris, a small time actor and amateur sleuth. Paris returns to the stage as the Ghost in Hamlet, but...

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Love’s Labour’s Lost (1969 Audio)

Director

Laurence Olivier

Live audio recording of Laurence Olivier’s 1968 production of Love’s Labour’s Lost with Jeremy Brett as Berowne and Joan Plowright as Rosalind.

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