Jeffrey Archer

Synopsis

Radio broadcast. Series in which listeners recall a moment from the Third Programme or Radio 3 that had a lasting significance for them. In this episode Jeffrey Archer remembers the Third Programme’s production of Twelfth Night and Macbeth.

Series

Out of the Air

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

31 Oct 1996 at 16:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

5 mins

Credits

Producer

Tim Dee

Contributor

Jeffrey Archer

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Macbeth; Twelfth Night

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

radio drama; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

It has not been possible to find information on which broadcasts of the plays Archer recalls but Macbeth is likely to have been the Paul Scofield/Peggy Ashcroft broadcast 29/4/1966 and Twelfth Night from 19/12/1958 with Dorothy Tutin as Viola and Mark Dignam as Malvolio.

History

Broadcast as part of the The Third at 50 Celebrations

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