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  1. Road to Dunsinane, The (1950 Radio)

    Producer
    Rayner Heppenstall

    Radio work written by Michael Innes that speculates in dramatic form the historical circumstances that might have induced Shakespeare to write Macbeth. The first part of the programme presents the historical...

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  2. Panorama: Macbeth (1950 Radio)

    Series
    Schools

    Schools broadcast. Radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s play by Philippa Pearce. With Dereck Guyler, Carleton Hobbs, Selma Vas Dias in the cast.

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  3. Life of King Henry V, The (1949 Radio)

    Series
    Saturday-Night Theatre
    Producer
    Frank Hauser

    'Streamlined’ radio version of the play produced and adapted for broadcasting by Frank Hauser with a youthful Richard Burton in the title role. The play, shortened to fit the 90-minute slot, concentrates...

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  4. Tempest, The (1949 Radio)

    Producer
    Dennis Arundell; E. A. Harding

    James McKechnie is Prospero in a radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Arranged for broadcasting by Dennis Arundell. With incidental music by Sibelius performed by the BBC Opera Chorus and...

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  5. Hey Nonino (1948 Radio)

    Series
    First Hearing
    Producer
    Audrey Jones

    According to the Radio Times programme listing, this radio broadcast written by Frances Kay stars Carleton Hobbs in a gentle satire, appropriate to the close of the Shakespeare season. The title suggests...

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  6. Life and Death of King John, The (1947 Radio)

    Series
    International Drama
    Producer
    Mary Hope Allen

    Radio broadcast featuring selected scenes from the play. With Carleton Hobbs as King John, and Howard Marion-Crawford as Philip, the Bastard. The commentary, written by M. R. Ridley, is spoken by Christopher...

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  7. How to Appreciate Shakespeare (1947 Radio)

    Producer
    Stephen Potter

    Satirical skit by S. Potter largely based on his book The Muse in Chains: A Study in Education (1937), an attack on methods of teaching English in Universities. The sketch is performed by Celia Johnson and...

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  8. Capulet (1946 Radio)

    Series
    Radio Theatre: Shakespeare’s Characters
    Producer
    Mary Hope Allen

    Radio broadcast which focuses on the character of Capulet played by Carleton Hobbs. Arranged for radio by Herbert Farjeon. With Leslie Stokes as speaker.

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  9. Language Shakespeare Spoke, The (1946 Radio)

    Series
    This English
    Producer
    Jenifer Wayne

    A series of six radio broadcasts about the origins and peculiarities of the English language and the way it has changed over the centuries from Anglo Saxon to modern slang.This third episode investigates how...

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  10. Little Miss Rosalind or What Have You? (1946 Radio)

    Series
    Musical Theatre of the Air
    Producer
    Ronald Waldman

    A musical comedy based on Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Written by D. F. Aitken, with music by Harry Jacobson and Kenneth Leslie-Smith. Lyrics by Eric Maschwitz and James Dyrenforth. Adapted for radio by...

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