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- Synopsis
- Comedic radio play by Marty Ross set in the Scottish Highlands in 1605. The royal playwright Shaxberd saves King James from assassination and attempts to save an innocent girl from being burnt as a witch.
"The play takes its prompt from historical facts: James’s obsession with witchcraft and the political paranoia post-Gunpowder Plot; Shakespeare’s being sometimes credited as ‘Shaxberd’ (might it have been his actual name?), his awkward position at court as a Catholic glove-maker’s son, his rewriting of Scottish history in ‘Macbeth’ to flatter King James (Banquo’s descendant); as well as the probably apocryphal story that The King’s Men may have toured Scotland prior to the writing of ‘Macbeth’." (BBC programme notes). - Series
- Afternoon Drama
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 12 Apr 2011 at 14:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 45 mins
Credits
- Producer
- David Ian Neville
- Writer
- Marty Ross
- Cast
David Walker McGlee John Paul Hurley William Shaxberd Richard Conlon King James Robert Jack Lord Riddrie Sally Reid Shona Steven McNicoll McIver Terry Wale Courtier
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); King James I
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
BoB
- bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk
- Web
- https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3743 2345
- Address
- Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH - Notes
- Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council
- 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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