Learning on ScreenFat is a Shakespearean Issue
- Synopsis
- Radio programme. Body fat and the social and health issues it raises are currently fashionable issues, but they are not new concepts. Falstaff’s fatness is celebrated in Shakespeare’s plays and in several operas. Diane Purkiss explores some of Shakespeare’s references to fat.
- Series
- Twenty Minutes
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 10 May 2003 at 20:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 20 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Beaty Rubens
- Writer
- Diane Purkiss
- Contributor
- Diane Purkiss
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Keywords
- obesity; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Falstaff
Notes
- History
- The programme was broadcast between acts 2 and 3 of Verdi’s Falstaff transmitted live from the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
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