Baker’s Broadcast [10/10/1937]
- Synopsis
- US variety/interview series hosted by Reg Murray. In this episode John Barrymore, who had recently completed the Streamlined Shakespeare series for NBC, speaks of falling under the spell of Shakespeare while reading Hamlet on the upper berth of a train going from New York to Vancouver. He recites the ‘what a rogue and peasant slave am I’ soliloquy (II ii).
- Series
- Baker’s Broadcast
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 10 Oct 1937 at 19:30 (Channel: NBC Blue)
- Duration
- 15 mins
Credits
- Director
- Ed Gardner
- Contributor
- John Barrymore; Reg Murray
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Production Company
- Name
NBC
Archive
- Name
Paley Center for Media
- Web
- http://www.paleycenter.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (212) 621-6600
- Address
- 25 West 52 Street
New York
New York
110019
USA - Notes
- Formerly Museum of Television and Radio (MTR). The name changed in 2007.
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Baker’s Broadcast [10/10/1937]". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67399 (Accessed 15 Nov 2024)