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Start the Week [10/10/2016]

Synopsis
BBC Radio 4 cultural discussion programme hosted by Andrew Marr. Marr talks to the writer Margaret Atwood and the actor Harriet Walter about updating Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Revenge is served cold in a men’s prison for the former, while the latter reveals how she takes on the great Shakespearean roles in the setting of a women’s prison.
Series
Start the Week
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
10 Oct 2016 at 09:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
Duration
30 mins

Credits

Producer
Katy Hickman
Contributor
Andrew Marr; Harriet Walter; Margaret Atwood

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Tempest, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
prisons; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gender reversal

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
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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

Email
services@bufvc.ac.uk
Web
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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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