Portia
- Synopsis
- Fourth in a series of short dramatic recitals in which well-known actresses perform extracts from Shakespeare’s plays. With Cathleen Nesbitt as Portia.
- Series
- Shakespeare’s Heroines
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 22 May 1926 at 17:00 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 60 mins
- Availability
- No recording available
Credits
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Cast
Cathleen Nesbitt Portia
Additional Details
- Production type
- Other
- Plays
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- This series is not to be confused with the BBC London schools’ talk series of the same name. In order to avoid confusion, the title "Shakespeare’s Heroines" is here catalogued as series title only.
- General
- Shakespeare’s Heroines is also the title of the first book published by the BBC in September 1926 in conjunction with the series. A copy is held in the BBC Written Archives Centre, Caversham Park, Reading.
- Reviews
- In a Radio Times article encouraging listeners both to buy the book that accompanies the series and to participate in the ‘Shakespeare Heroines Competition’, Herbert Farjeon claims that the series was "enjoyed by the most numerous audiences who ever attended the same Shakespearean performance anywhere in the world" ('A Book of Heroines’, 3 September 1926, p. 414).
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Portia". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38280 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)