Shakespeare’s London
- Synopsis
- Radio broadcast. Writer Iain Sinclair walks the streets of London in the company of historians, scholars and archaeologists, seeking out Shakespeare’s city in the London of today. He visits the court, the river, the sites of Elizabethan playhouses and the reconstructed Globe Theatre discovering how the city was reflected in Shakespeare’s plays and reveals the life Shakespeare led. (45 minutes)
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Year of production
- 2000
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 4/9/2000
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- London; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Elizabethan stage; Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Online availability
- URI
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00qh37f
- Price
- free
- Delivery
- Streamed
Credits
- Producer
- Jane Greenwood (2)
- Contributor
- Iain Sinclair
Production Company
- Name
BBC Radio 3
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
Distributor
- Name
BBC Radio 3 Archive
- Web
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/speech/workinp/ External site opens in new window
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