Baker’s Broadcast [10/10/1937]

Synopsis

US variety/interview series hosted by Reg Murray. In this episode John Barrymore, who had recently completed the Streamlined Shakespeare series for NBC, speaks of falling under the spell of Shakespeare while reading Hamlet on the upper berth of a train going from New York to Vancouver. He recites the ‘what a rogue and peasant slave am I’ soliloquy (II ii).

Series

Baker’s Broadcast

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

10 Oct 1937 at 19:30 (Channel: NBC Blue)

Duration

15 mins

Credits

Director

Ed Gardner

Contributor

John Barrymore; Reg Murray

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

NBC

Archive

Name

Paley Center for Media

Web

http://www.paleycenter.org/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(212) 621-6600

Address

25 West 52 Street
New York
New York
110019
USA

Notes

Formerly Museum of Television and Radio (MTR). The name changed in 2007.