Macbeth

Synopsis: Radio comedy series. Includes a fifteen-minute parody of Macbeth in which a breakneck smattering of silly voices and dreadful puns is being held together by funny songs and the groans and laughs from the audience. Episode 9 in the sixth series was written by Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden and Derek Farmer. The music, performed by Dave Lee & the Boys is arranged by Leon Cohen.
Series: I’m Sorry I’Ll Read That Again
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 14 Jun 1968 at 13:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 2)
Duration: 30 mins

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Notes: Available on audio cassette from the BBC Radio Collection series. MACBETH appears to be released as part of the Volume 1 collection. Other Shakespeare parodies in the series include Julius Caesar, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, and Henry VIII.
Scripts of the show have been published by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie with Javelin Books in 1985 but seem to be out of print.
A detailed history of the show and its format can be found on http://www.cam.net.uk/~aaa236/isirta01.htm
General: A classic BBC radio comedy show starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie. Each episode lasted about 30 minutes and included sketches, songs and a parody of a serial or a story.
History: The classic British comedy show that ran for 8 years grew out of the Cambridge University undergraduate revue. Its pilot episode, a recording of the West End show Cambridge Circus, was transmitted on the BBC Home Service on December 30, 1963. Since December 2002, episodes of the show can be heard on BBC 7, usually on Mondays at 14:30 and Tuesdays at 6:30 hours (London Time).

Shakespeare, "Macbeth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37977 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)

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