Tonight [22/11/1975]

Synopsis

Twice-weekly television news magazine programme. In this episode Ludovic Kennedy interviews Peggy Ashcroft. In her first television interview Dame Peggy speaks of her unease at the way stage drama translates to televison. They discuss her first Shakespearean role which was Desdemona with Paul Robeson as Othello. She says that she has no wish to play Lady Macbeth or any of Shaw’s heroines. She speaks of Equity and is extremely unhappy at the left/right conflicts within it. She refuses to generalise on marriage versus a theatrical career and states that although she now finds long runs tiring she still has no difficulty memorising lines.

Series

Tonight

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

22 Nov 1976 at 23:15 (Channel: BBC1)

Duration

40 mins

Credits

Contributor

Ludovic Kennedy; Peggy Ashcroft

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

The interview lasted c15 minutes.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

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Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

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