Today [28/04/2007]
- Synopsis
- Current affairs radio series with John Humphrys. This edition reports on the ‘new’ court poem ‘To The Queen’. The poem has recently been given scholarly imprimateur and included in the new edition of Shakespeare’s complete works edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen. The 18-line poem is read by RSC actor Geoffrey Streatfeild, the conceit being that the 21st April is Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday.
- Series
- Today
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Notes
- The BBC Today programme website includes an audio archive of Today programmes back to 2003. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/default.stm (accessed 10/2008)
- Subjects
- English language and literature
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Credits
- Cast
Geoffrey Streatfeild
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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
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