Learning on ScreenLate Mr Shakespeare, The
- Synopsis
- Radio play. Actor Robert Reynolds, known as Pickleherring, reminisces about his life as a boy actor in Shakespeare’s company, in Jonathan Broadbent’s adaptation of Robert Nye’s novel.
- Series
- Saturday Play, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 1 Nov 2008 at 14:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Jeremy Mortimer
- Writer
- Robert Nye
- Adaptor for Radio
- Jonathan Broadbent
- Cast
Dan Starkey Pompey Bum George Longworth Boy Jill Cardo Polly Jim Broadbent Pickleherring
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- actors; biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Textual information
- Robert Nye, The Late Mr Shakespeare (London: Penguin, 2000).
- Reviews
- Review by Martin Hoyle in Financial Times, 1 November 2008: "Finely acted (by real boy actor George Longworth), sparely directed, light on aural gimmicks."
Source: Radio Times, BBC Press Information
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- 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
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
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