SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Tenth in a series of short dramatic recitals in which well-known actresses perform extracts from Shakespeare’s plays. With Madge Titheradge as Katherine in extracts of The Taming of the Shrew II i, IV iii, and V ii.

Series

Shakespeare’s Heroines

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

4 Jul 1926 at 17:30 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

30 mins

Availability

No recording available

Credits

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Madge Titheradge	Katherina
Edmund Willard	Petruchio
Ben Webster	Baptista Minola
Hazel Jones	Bianca
Grosvenor North	Tranio
Bett Beresford	Widow
Eric Messiter	Hortensio
Ivor Barnard	Grumio
J. H. Moore	Gremio

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Taming of the Shrew, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); women

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)