Two Loves: Poetry and Music from the Age of Elizabeth I

Synopsis

Programme of Shakespeare’s poetry and John Dowland’s music to celebrate Peggy Ashcroft’s 80th birthday. Includes extracts from Othello, Venus and Adonis, The Phoenix and Turtle and Shakespeare’s Sonnets. The programme is compiled and presented by Peggy Ashcroft and Julian Bream. Bream’s lute solos include Dowland’s Lachrymae, settings of popular ballads and Fancy.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

23 Dec 1987 at 20:10 (Channel: BBC2)

Duration

50 mins

Credits

Producer

Ron Isted

Contributor

Peggy Ashcroft

Cast

Julian Bream

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama; English language and literature; Music

Keywords

Elizabethan music; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

The television broadcast was recorded in the Long Gallery, Penshurst Place, Kent.

History

The programme was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 4 January 1989. The radio version was produced by Gareth Walters.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

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