Shakespeare’s People

Synopsis: A syndicated radio series. Shakespeare scholar and author Dr. Bernard Beckerman was the host for the entire series. The episodes were:

(29/03/64) Passages associated with Cleopatra with Pamela Brown and Anthony Quayle.
(05/04/64) Scenes from As You Like It.
(12/04/64) Readings from Macbeth, Othello, and Much Ado About Nothing.
(19/04/64) Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet.
(26/04/64) Scenes from Measure for Measure.
(03/05/64) Songs as they appear in Shakespeare’s plays.
(10/05/64) Various interpretations of the character Shylock.
(17/05/64) Richard II and Elizabethan politics.
(24/05/64) Excerpts from Much Ado About Nothing.
(31/05/64) Examination of the psychology of Macbeth.
(07/06/64) Reading from Coriolanus.
(16/106/64) Roles played by Sir John Gielgud.
(21/206/64) ‘Various interpretations of Hamlet will be heard.'
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 1964 at 20:30
Duration: 60 mins
Availability: No archive copies found (5/2007)

Notes: Source: ‘Shakespeare’s radio’ by Martin Grams Jr, 2005 http://www.mwotrc.com/rr2005_08/shakespeare.htm
History: The series lasted thirteen broadcasts and was heard in New York on an independent radio station.

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