Learning on ScreenShakespeare Around the Globe: Aimara Resende
- Synopsis
- Radio series in five parts. Writers from Sierra Leone, Brazil, India, Iran and China explain why a playwright from sixteenth century Stratford resonates so powerfully in their own countries. In this fourth essay Professor Aimara Resende explains Shakespeare’s hold on the diverse peoples of South America, and how The Tempest has been used to explain and argue about national identity.
- Series
- Essay, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 17 Jun 2012 at 22:45 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 15 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Aimara Resende; Mohini Patel
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Tempest, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); South America; national identity; Cultural history
Notes
- General
- Essays exploring Shakespeare’s place on the global stage; with writers and scholars from around the world explaining his importance within their own culture. (BBC programme information)
- History
- Part of the Shakespeare Unlocked season on BBC
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
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