Man Who Wrote Shakespeare, The

Synopsis

Radio play written by Anton Gill. The age old question: who wrote Shakespeare becomes part police investigation that alternates between the sixteenth and the twentieth century.

Series

Afternoon Theatre

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

20 Apr 1978 at 15:02 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)

Duration

58 mins

Credits

Director

Ian Cotterell

Writer

Anton Gill

Cast

Alaric Cotter	Ostler
Anthony Newlands	James Burbage
Eric Allen	Sergeant
Gregory de Polnay	Ben Jonson
Henry Knowles	William Shakespeare
Jonathan Scott	Philip Henslowe
Peter Wickham	Inspector
Peter Woodthorpe	Moritz
Rod Beacham	Landlord
Roy Kinnear	Eugene Cole

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Authorship; Mystery

Notes

Notes

The recording held by the British Library Sound Archive is taken from the re-broadcast on 23/4/1981.

Production Company

Name

BBC Radio

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
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