Pericles

Synopsis
A personal introduction to the play by actress Amanda Redman, who played the part of Marina in the BBC TV Shakespeare series. Illustrated by excerpts from performances involving Paul Scofield, William Squire and Judi Dench.
Series
Prefaces to Shakespeare
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
3 Dec 1984 at 16:17 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
Duration
23 mins

Credits

Producer
Gordon Hutchings
Contributor
Amanda Redman
Cast
Amanda RedmanMarina
Judi Dench 
Paul Scofield 
William Squire 

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Notes

History
The series of radio talks was given as curtain raiser to the transmission of the BBC Television Shakespeare plays.
Textual information
The edited transcripts of the radio talks on the individual plays are collected in Roger Sales’ Shakespeare in Perspective , Vols. 1 and 2 (London: Ariel Books/British Broadcasting Corporation), which were published in 1982 and 1985, respectively.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

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