Shallow and Silence

Synopsis: Radio broadcast on an excerpt from Henry IV, Part 2 that focuses on the characters of Robert Shallow and Silence. Arranged for radio by Herbert Farjeon and produced by Mary Hope Allen. With Leslie Stokes as speaker.
Series: Radio Theatre: Shakespeare’s Characters
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 30 Aug 1943 at 11:30 (Channel: BBC World Service)
Duration: 29 mins
Availability: Unknown

Producer

Mary Hope Allen

Writer

William Shakespeare

Adaptor for Radio

Herbert Farjeon

Cast

Notes: Cast information is based on the revival of the series on the Empire Service in 1945. There is no cast information for the original broadcast in 1943.
General: According to the programme notes in London Calling, "Mr. Farjeon had always been interested in the big figures among the secondary characters in Shakespeare’s plays. In this series he expands upon their personalities, illustrating his theories by some of the scenes in which these characters appear" (No. 302: 1945, p. 20),
History: Second episode in the series originally transmitted every fourth week on the External Service:
30/8/1943 General Overseas Service, 11:30-11:59 (GMT)
31/8/1943 North American Service, 2:00 GMT (22:00 EWT)
31/8/1943 African Service, 20:00 GMT
1/9/1943 Pacific Service, 19:00 GMT
First episode in a revival of the series on the Empire Service:
23/7/1945 North American Service, 3:30 GMT (23:30 EWT)
24/7/1945 Eastern Service, 12:45 GMT
26/7/1945 Pacific Service, 5:15 GMT
24/7/1945 African Service, 18:30 GMT
The episode was also broadcast in the Home Service on 4/9/1945.
Textual information: A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
Reviews: Source: London Calling, Radio Times
Annotated radio scripts of all the 18 episodes in the series are being held at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection.

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