What Keeps Works of Shakespeare So Alive and Well After 400 Years?

Synopsis: Radio broadcast. Second of a two-part educational language learning programmes focusing on Shakespeare as the world’s greatest poet and playwright. This episode examines how events and cultural influences shaped Shakespeare’s writing, and how his works, in turn, has influenced language and popular culture.
Series: Explorations
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Multimedia; Radio
Transmission details: 29 May 2005 (Channel: VOA)
Duration: 15 mins

Production type: Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects: Drama; History
Keywords: biographies; cultural influences; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes: A script of this radio broadcast is available at the VOA Special English transcript archive: http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/index.cfm (accessed 29 May 2007)
General: Using a limited vocabulary of 1,500 words
and a slower speaking pace, programmes on ‘Special English’ are devised for people learning the English language. ‘Explorations’ is a weekly fifteen-minute feature report within this programme about outer space and the world around us.
For more information see the VOA website at: http://www.voaspecialenglish.com/ (accessed 22/5/2007)
History: Broadcast as part of the weekly ‘Explorations’ series in the ‘Special English’ programme slot of Voice of America (VOA), a multimedia broadcasting service in 44 languages from the United States.

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