Shakespeare, Scene and Story [17/04/1925]

Alternative title

Shakespeare in Story and Music

Synopsis

Radio broadcast. The actor duo William Macready and Edna Godfrey-Turner recite excerpts from Shakespeare’s plays:
Henry VIII - Cardinal Wolsey’s Farewell
As You Like It - The Seven Ages of Man
Macbeth - The Dagger and Sleep-walking Scenes
Julius Caesar - The Quarrel Scene
Henry V - St. Crispin and the King’s Prayer
King Lear - Lear and his Daughters
The Taming of the Shrew - Katherine and Petruchio
With music by the Liverpool Station Orchestra (conductor Frederick Brown).

Series

Shakespeare, Scene and Story

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Availability

No copy extant

Notes

Transmitted from Liverpool.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Edna Godfrey-Turner
William Macready

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)