Shakespeare at the Movies

Synopsis
Live radio show presented by Ken Bruce featuring music used in the films of Shakespeare. The BBC Concert Orchestra is conducted by Richard Balcombe and their performance includes extracts from William Walton’s music from Henry V and Richard III; Stephen Warbeck’s score for Shakespeare in Love; Nino Rota’s love theme from Romeo and Juliet ; Eric Rodgers music to Carry on Cleo and Otto Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. Friday Night singers Shona Lindsay, Tim Rogers and Jimmy Johnson perform "Brush Up Your Shakepeare" with a selection of songs from Kiss Me Kate (Cole Porter); West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) and Rodgers and Hart’s The Boys from Syracuse - based on The Comedy of Errors.
Series
Friday Night is Music Night
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
film adaptations; film music; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Contributor
Jimmy Johnson; Ken Bruce; Richard Balcombe; Shona Lindsay; Tim Rogers

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
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
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