Henry VIII
- Synopsis
- A personal introduction to the play and its qualities by Donald Sinden, who played the title role in the 1969 Royal Shakespeare Company production directed by Trevor Nunn.
- Series
- Prefaces to Shakespeare
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 24 Feb 1979 at 17:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 25 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Judith Bumpus
- Contributor
- Donald Sinden
- Cast
Donald Sinden King Henry VIII
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Henry VIII
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Henry VIII
- Henry VIII
Notes
- History
- The series of radio talks was given as curtain raiser to the transmission of the BBC Television Shakespeare plays.
- Textual information
- The edited transcripts of the radio talks on the individual plays are collected in Roger Sales’ Shakespeare in Perspective , Vols. 1 and 2 (London: Ariel Books/British Broadcasting Corporation), which were published in 1982 and 1985, respectively.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Henry VIII". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36569 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)