Learning on ScreenShakespeare and the American Dream. Part 1
- Alternative title
- Shakespeare in Obama’s America
- Synopsis
- Radio broadcast, Writer Robert McCrum goes to America to assess Shakespeare’s appeal. In Nashville he watched Henry V set during the Civil War.Composer Stephen Sondheim and actor Alec Baldwin contribute. Baldwin comments on why a scene from Hamlet was so key to John Ford’s western MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946).
- Series
- Compass: Shakespeare in the World
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 19 Apr 2016 at 09:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Maggie Ayre
- Contributor
- Alec Baldwin; Robert McCrum; Stephen Sondheim
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); United States of America
Production Company
- Name
BBC Radio 4
- Web
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 External site opens in new window
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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