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31 results found for '"William Shakespeare"' in Keywords.
Hayes on Sunday (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Phone-in; Talk show
Brian Hayes revisits the week’s shows and guest interviews: former Energy Secretary Tony Benn on the energy crisis, issues around oil and alternative energy sources. Lord Bethell (Nicholas Bethell) on...
Bryan Forbes on directing Macbeth (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Actor and director Bryan Forbes on the forthcoming publication of his latest book on the history of British acting. Forbes describes directing actor Peter O’Toole in a production of Macbeth. He also reacts...
Audience on Peter O’Toole in Macbeth (1980)
- Genre
- Vox pop; Interview
Vox pop with members of the audience after viewing actor Peter O’Toole’s performance as Macbeth at the Old Vic in London. Also includes brief interview with Peter O’Toole. Male interviewer not identified.
Henry IV by RSC at new home Barbican (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Special
Review of the opening performance of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) at their new London home, the Barbican, with a performance of Henry IV. Female reporter not identified (poss. Carol Allen).
Abigail McKern on Plays & Players award nomination (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Actress Abigail McKern, daughter of Leo McKern, on the Plays and Players Best Newcomer award nomination for her performance as Celia in Shakespeare’s As You Like It at the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s...
Globe Theatre rebuilding delayed by Travellers’ encampment (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Mark Percy reports on the obstacle to film tycoon Sam Wanamaker’s plans to rebuild Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre on its original spot by the Thames posed by Irish Travellers camping on the site. Includes...
The night is young (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Sue Jameson interviews National Theatre director, Sir Peter Hall on The Night is Young. Coincides with the end of his time at the National Theatre, with last productions being late plays of Shakespeare:...
Professor defends authenticity of Shakespeare poem (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Poetry
The Oxford don who claims to have discovered an unpublished Shakespeare poem is angrily dismissing suggestions that he has mounted a publicity stunt. He insists that the verse is the work of the Bard,...
Steve Jones show (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Steve Jones interviews special guest on his show, South African actress Janet Suzman, about directing a television production of Shakepeare’s Othello. The play was originally produced at the Market...
Remains of the Elizabethan Rose Theatre discovered (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Eve Conway reports on the discovered remains of the Elizabethan Rose Theatre. Site manager and archaeologist Simon Blatherwick on the importance of the remains for their literary connections with Shakespeare...