No Bed for Bacon

Synopsis

Radio play based on the historical spoof written by Caryl Brahms and S. J. Simon, adapted for broadcasting by Patricia Hooker. Shakespeare has a writer’s block over composing what he believes to be his masterpiece, Love’s Labours Wunne while the ageing Queen Elizabeth (Mary Wimbush) dreads attending a banquet with Sir Walter Raleigh. No further information known (7/2007).

Series

Play of the Week (BBC World Service)

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

5 Jun 1994 at 01:01 (Channel: BBC World Service)

Duration

60 mins

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Producer

Gordon House

Writer

Caryl Brahms; S. J. Simon

Adaptor for Radio

Patricia Hooker

Cast

Mary Wimbush

Queen Elizabeth

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Love’s Labour’s Lost; Twelfth Night

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Love’s Labour’s Won

Notes

General

Allegedly the unacknowledged source for the film SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1998). See Lisa Jardine, ‘Shakespeare’s first love’, The Evening Standard, 2 February 1999, p. 26.

History

Broadcast as part of the ‘Shakespeare Today’ season on BBC World Service.

Textual information

Caryl Brahms and S.J. Simon, No Bed for Bacon: The Story of Shakespeare and Lady Viola in Love (London: Michael Joseph, 1941).

Reviews

Source: London Calling (BBC World Service Programme and Frequency Guide), June 1994.

Production Company

Name

BBC World Service