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  1. King Lear (1937 Radio)

    Series
    BBC Orchestra, The

    Radio broadcast. Led by Aylmer Buesst, the BBC Orchestra plays Haydn’s composition which was originally composed to accompany a performance of King Lear in Esterhaz castle. It is comprised of an overture,...

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  2. Prologue to King Lear (1937 Television)

    Producer
    Eric Crozier

    A version of Ferenc Molnár’s playlet comedy in which the actor is so taken over by the role of Lear that he speaks in Shakespearean verse.

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  3. Scenes from ‘King Lear’ (1930 Radio)

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    Dramatic Reading

    Schools radio broadcast. Dramatic reading of scenes from King Lear. With Ralph Richardson and Barbara Couper.

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  4. Shakespearian Songs and Music (1929 Radio)

    aka: ... The Food of Love

    Radio broadcast. Incidental music and songs to Shakespeare’s plays sung by David Hutchinson (tenor) and performed by the Wireless Orchestra conducted by John Ansell. Includes music by Sullivan (Overture...

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  5. King Lear (1928 Radio)

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    Twelve Great Plays
    Producer
    Howard Rose

    Radio adaptation of the play produced by Howard Rose. Edmund Willard plays Lear and Lilian Harrison is Cordelia. Owen Cassidy narrates. With music composed by Norman O’Neill. The Wireless Orchestra is...

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  6. King Lear (1928 Radio)

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    Six Tragedies of Shakespeare (An Introduction for the Plain Man)

    Radio broadcast. Third in a six-part series of talks by Dover Wilson, introducing Shakespeare’s tragedies to a general audience. This week’s talk focuses on King Lear.

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  7. Old British Tales in ‘King Lear’ (1927 Radio)

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    Schools: How Shakespeare Used Old Stories

    Radio broadcast for schools. In this English Literature series, I. M. Pagan identifies old folklore tales that are interwoven in various Shakespeare plays. This episode focuses on King Lear.

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  8. Shakespeare’s Heroines: Cordelia (1926 Radio)

    Radio schools series that looks at prominent female figures from Shakespeare’s plays. Presented by J.C.Stobart and Mary Somerville.

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  9. Shakespeare and St. George (1926 Radio)

    aka: St. George for Merrie England

    Radio programme commemorating Shakespeare’s birth. The programme is introduced by Basil Dean. John Drinkwater talks about the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Milton Rosmer recites John of Gaunt’s Speech...

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  10. King Lear and His Court (1926 Radio)

    Series
    William MacReady Recital Talk on Shakespearean Characters and Scenes

    As part of a radio programme with mixed variety content, William Macready’s recital talk focuses on ‘King Lear and His Court’ and is based on Shakespeare’s King Lear.

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