Learning on ScreenLewis Waller, Sir Herbert Tree and Arthur Bourchier
- Synopsis
- Radio broadcast. Dramatic critic James Agate illustrates the history of sixty years of dramatic art on the English stage with recorded extracts from Shakespearean plays. Featuring Lewis Waller as Henry V, Sir Herbert Tree and Arthur Bourchier.
- Series
- Stars in Their Courses
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 8 Apr 1933 at 09:20 (Channel: BBC National Programme)
- Duration
- 20 mins
- Availability
- No copy extant
Credits
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Contributor
- James Agate
- Cast
Arthur Bourchier Herbert Beerbohm Tree Lewis Waller King Henry V
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet; Macbeth; Othello
- Keywords
- actors; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Broadcast on the Daventry National Programme.
- General
- Stars in their Courses consisted of a series of talks devised by dramatic critic James Agate (1877-1947) in 1933, in which he talked about the achievements of famous theatrical actors and actresses in London. The programme would be rounded off with actors’ performances of short scenes from their past successes by way of illustration. These performances would either be recorded live or played from gramophone records.
- History
- First in the series.
- Reviews
- Source: Radio Times, The Times, BBC Archive
James Agate writes about his conception of the series in ‘Actors, Past and Present’, Radio Times, 31 March 1933, p. 798.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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