Learning on ScreenToday [21/04/2007]
- Synopsis
- Current affairs radio series with John Humphrys. This edition reports on the ‘new’ court poem ‘To The Queen’. The poem has recently been given scholarly imprimateur and included in the new edition of Shakespeare’s complete works edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen. The 18-line poem is read by RSC actor Geoffrey Streatfeild, the conceit being that the 21st April is Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday.
- Series
- Today
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 21 Apr 2007 at 06:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 120 mins
Credits
- Cast
Geoffrey Streatfeild
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- English language and literature
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The BBC Today programme website includes an audio archive of Today programmes back to 2003. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/default.stm (accessed 10/2008)
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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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