Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Synopsis
A personal introduction to the play by Prunella Scales, who plays the role of Mistress Page in the BBC TV Shakespeare series production.
Series
Prefaces to Shakespeare
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
26 Dec 1982 at 16:02 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
Duration
28 mins

Credits

Producer
Alan Wilding
Contributor
Prunella Scales
Cast
Prunella ScalesMistress Margaret Page

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Merry Wives of Windsor, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
Merry Wives of Windsor, The
Merry Wives of Windsor, The

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

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Merry Wives of Windsor, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36675 (Accessed 13 Nov 2024)