Comedies, The

Synopsis

Sixth in a series of ten educational radio programmes in which various aspects of Shakespeare’s life and work are discussed by scholars and theatre practitioners with illustrative excerpts from his plays and poems. In this episode, Margaret Leighton and Tony Britton perform speeches and scenes from Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Merchant of Venice and As You Like It. Felix Felton speaks an excerpt of The Merry Wives of Windsor. Richard David talks about the nature of Shakespeare’s comedies.

Series

Living Shakespeare, The

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Recording date

12 Jun 1958

Transmission details

5 Nov 1958 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC Network Three)

Duration

30 mins

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Producer

John Allen; Robert Gittings

Writer

William Shakespeare

Editor

John Allen; Robert Gittings

Contributor

Richard David (2)

Cast

Cameron Miller
Felix Felton
Jane Barrett
Margaret Leighton
Tony Britton

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

As You Like It; Love’s Labour’s Lost; Merchant of Venice, The; Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Broadcast as part of the Listen and Learn series on Network Three. The series or part of the series was apparently also broadcast in 15 minute installments. The date for these shorter transmissions is unknown.

Textual information

A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.

Reviews

Source: Radio Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)