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  1. Compleat Life of William Shakespeare, The (1994 Radio)

    Producer
    Laura Cumming

    Radio programme that attempts to trace what is really known about William Shakespeare’s life. With comments from "literary sleuths and historians, biographers and directors who trace the story of the Bard...

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  2. Sounds and Sweet Airs (1994)

    Series
    Sounds and Sweet Airs
    Producer
    Radek Boschetty

    Six-part radio series in which presenter Gordon Stewart examines the role music plays in Shakespeare’s works and the musical compositions (tone poems, ballet, incidental music and songs) they have inspired...

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  3. Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1994 Radio)

    Series
    Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
    Director
    Hilary Norrish

    Two-part production of Shakespeare’s play, with a Caribbean cast, set in Trinidad during carnival time. Aiming to enliven Shakespeare’s play by a different cultural context, director Hilary Norrish...

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  4. No Bed for Bacon (1994 Radio)

    Series
    Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
    Producer
    Gordon House

    Radio play based on the historical spoof written by Caryl Brahms and S. J. Simon, adapted for broadcasting by Patricia Hooker. Shakespeare has a writer’s block over composing what he believes to be his...

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  5. Shakespeare on Trial (1994 Radio)

    Series
    Shakespeare on Trial

    Three-part radio series presented by Jim Hiley. Drawing on the ideas of actors, directors, writers, scholars and playgoers, the programme re-examines Shakespeare’s reputation and assesses his influence as...

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  6. What Shakespeare Knew (1994 Radio)

    Series
    Omnibus

    Radio arts programme. John Pickford explores the intellectual and scientific thought that shaped Shakespeare’s period.

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  7. Brush Up Your Shakespeare (1994 Radio)

    Producer
    Jenny Bowen

    Radio quiz show with Christopher Cook in the chair. Actress Juliet Stevenson and writer Germaine Greer lead the teams, testing their knowledge of Shakespeare’s work as well as their imagination in...

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  8. Venus and Adonis (1993 Radio)

    Series
    Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
    Director
    Hilary Norrish

    Dramatic reading of Shakespeare’s poem with Susan Fleetwood as Venus and Michael Maloney as Adonis. Norman Rodway narrates. The poem is adapted for radio by Marcella Evaristi and directed by Hilary Norrish.

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  9. As You Like It (1992 Radio)

    Series
    Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
    Director
    Gordon House
    Producer
    Gordon House

    Two-part production of Shakespeare’s play, adapted and directed for radio by Gordon House. With Daniel Massey as Jaques, Samantha Bond as Rosalind and Robert Glenister as Orlando. Music specially composed...

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  10. Scottish Play, The (1991 Radio)

    Series
    Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
    Director
    John Cardy

    Graham Holiday’s radio play is about an amateur dramatic company staging of the famously unlucky play. Michael, the director (Geoffrey Collins), casts his wife and best friend Frank as the Macbeths, little...

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