Merely Players: A Fantasy of Dreams and Dollars

Alternative title

Fantasy of Dreams and Dollars, A

Synopsis

Satirical radio play by written L. du Garde Peach and produced by Howard Rose and Owen Reed. Set in Stratford-upon-Avon it features an "inquiring American" meeting "money-grabbing inkeepers, a pedantic footnote-monger of a Shakespearean scholar, a Baconian fanatic, and the rest, all gathered together to pay their pompous self-glorifying homage to the immortal Memory".

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

23 Apr 1935 at 20:45 (Channel: BBC Regional Programme)

Duration

46 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Producer

Howard Rose; Owen Reed

Writer

Lawrence du Garde Peach

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Transmitted on BBC Midland. No cast credits.

History

Broadcast repeated on 23/4/1936 (Regional station).

Reviews

The Radio Times, programme notes, issue dated 19 April 1935, p. 32.
Source: BBC Programme Records 1933-1935

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)