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Synopsis

Radio programme marking 85 years of weather forecasting on the BBC with poetry and music. The programme includes an excerpt from Shakespeare’s King Lear ('Blow wind and crack your cheeks’) read by Mark Strong.

Series

Words and Music

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

30 Mar 2008 at 22:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

105 (total)

Credits

Producer

Elizabeth Funning

Cast

Mark Strong

Lear

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

King Lear

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); weather

Notes

Notes

For details of the music and verse featured in this programme, visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/wordsandmusic (accessed 3/2008).

General

Words and Music is a BBC Radio 3 evening series that offers a selection of classical music, interspersed with poetry and prose chosen to illustrate a theme. The literary excerpts are read by leading actors.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

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