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Radio broadcast. A reading by Ian McDiarmid of James Shapiro’s book of the same title which is an account of the extraordinary year in which Shakespeare wrote King Lear, Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra....
Radio series. Lenny Henry looks at the stage history of Othello.
Thursday Opera Matinee. Radio production of Gustav Holst’s one-act comic opera. The words of the libretto are taken from Shakespeare’s King Henry IV. Philip Langridge is Prince Hal. The Men’s Voices of...
Radio broadcast. Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright hear Shakespeare as he himself would have spoken: the original, unvarnished version from linguist David Crystal and actor Ben Crystal.
Radio drama. History Retweeted sends the audience back in time hearing people from the past comment on a series of major world events, in 140 characters or fewer. It’s the opening night of Romeo and...
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...
Radio broadcast. Professor Jerry Brotton examines Queen Elizabeth I’s fascination with the Orient and Britain’s first contacts with the Muslim world. Read by Derek Jacobi. 5: How the London stage...
Radio series about the world of work. In this episode author Andrew Dickson examines why Shakespeare is a global brand and big business.
Verdi’s opera in a performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 2012 with Ambrogio Maestri in the title role. The Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House are conducted by Daniele Gatti....
Michael Maloney introduces a special Shakespeare-themed festival of music. Performers include the National Youth Chamber Orchestra conducted by Ben Parry, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra conducted by Mark...
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