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Boar Hunt, The (Television)

Director

Michael Hayes

Producer

Peter Dews

Subject

Drama

Last episode in a fifteen-part televised series comprising Shakespeare’s history plays from Richard II to Richard III (the two tetralogies), effectively presenting a chronological history of British...

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Antony and Cleopatra (Radio)

Producer

R. D. Smith

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Unknown

Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra adapted and produced for broadcasting by R. D. Smith. The cast includes Peggy Ashcroft and Peter Finch in the title roles and Rupert Davies as Enobarbus. With music...

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New King Lear, A (Television)

Director

Alan Yentob

Producer

Barrie Gavin

Subject

Drama

A BBC topical arts magazine series. This episode includes an interview with Edward Bond, who talks about his play Lear that premiered the same week with Harry Andrews in the title role. Bond states that his...

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Theatre Programme [02/09/1947] (Radio)

aka: The Old Vic at Edinburgh

Producer

Ayton Whitaker

Subject

Drama

Distribution

No archive copy known

This special Old Vic number in the series includes a talk on the theatre by Ralph Richardson and pre-recorded scenes from John Burrell’s Edinburgh Festival theatre production of The Taming of the Shrew...

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King Lear (Radio)

Producer

Howard Rose

Subject

Drama

Full-length radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy produced by Howard Rose. The script of the broadcast has been edited by M. R. Ridley. With Donald Wolfit, Sonia Dresdel, Robert Eddison and Harry...

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Richard III (Parts 1 and 2) (Radio)

Producer

Richard Sanville

Subject

Drama

Radio adaptation of Richard III by James and Elizabeth Hart with Laurence Olivier as Richard and Ralph Richardson as Buckingham.

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Measure for Measure (Radio)

Director

Peter Brook

Producer

Wilfrid Grantham

Subject

Drama

Distribution

No archive copy known

Radio adaptation of Peter Brook’s theatre production of the play for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company at Stratford-upon-Avon performed in the same year. Radio presentation by E. A. Harding. With...

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King Lear (Radio)

Director

George Devine

Producer

Wilfrid Grantham

Subject

Drama

Distribution

No archive copy known

Shakespeare’s tragedy produced for radio by Wilfrid Grantham. This version is adapted from George Devine’s theatre production at the Stratford Memorial Theatre, with Michael Redgrave in the title role....

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Richard II (Radio)

Director

Richard Wortley

Producer

Richard Wortley

Subject

Drama

Radio adaptation of the play produced and directed by Richard Wortley. With John Hurt in the title role and David Suchet as Bolingbroke. Music composed by Ilona Sekacz.

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Merchant of Venice, The (Radio)

Producer

William Hughes; Denis Carey

Subject

Drama

Radio version of the play performed by the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company with Peggy Ashcroft as Portia and Michael Redgrave as Shylock. Produced by William Hughes from Denis Carey’s 1953 production...

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