Perennial Shakespeare, The

Synopsis: Radio talk. Harley Granville-Barker discusses what Shakespeare meant to his contemporaries, and what he meant and is being made to mean in succeeding centuries. He also talks about the potentialities and shortcomings of present-day theatre.
Series: National Lecture
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 13 Oct 1937 at 21:20 (Channel: BBC National Programme)
Duration: 40 mins

History: This broadcast is the twentieth episode of the National Lectures broadcast by the BBC since the series was inaugurated on 28.2.1929.
A repeat was broadcast on the BBC Third Programme on 6/8/1949 at 19.50 London time. The lecture was thought to be a fitting conclusion to the radio series ‘Shakespeare and His World’, which introduced listeners to various fields of research within Shakespeare studies (see separate entry).

SHAKESPEARE