Sleep

Synopsis

Radio programme featuring a selection of poetry and music on the theme of sleep. The programme includes an excerpt from Macbeth III ii ("Come Seeling Night")
read by Adrian Rawlins and a Tanglewood Festival Chorus recording of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Judi Dench as narrator. Lisa Dillon reads Sonnet 27.

Series

Words and Music

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

27 Apr 2008 at 22:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

105 (total)

Credits

Producer

Jeremy Evans

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

Judi Dench

Cast

Adrian Rawlins
LIsa Dillon

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Hamlet; Macbeth

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

For details of the music and verse featured in this programme, visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/wordsandmusic (accessed 9/2008).

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