Accolades

Synopsis
Radio play written by Christopher William Hill. Ian Richardson plays Oxford academic A. L. Rowse, best known for his overly confident identification of "the Dark Lady" of Shakespeare’s sonnets. The play traces the events leading up to the publication of Rowse’s infamous biography of Shakespeare, Shakespeare the Man (1973).
Series
Afternoon Play
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
8 Mar 2007 at 14:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
Duration
45 mins

Credits

Producer
Gordon House; Nick Russell Pavier
Writer
Christopher William Hill
Cast
Ian RichardsonA. L. Rowse
Joseph KloskaAlex
Nigel AnthonyProfessor Burnett
Sean BarrettProsser
Stella GonetGillian

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Historical period
1970s
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); sonnets; Rowse, Alfred Leslie (1903-1997)

Notes

Textual information
Rowse, A. L. Shakespeare the Man. London: Macmillan, 1973.

Production Company

Name

Goldhawk Essential Productions

Phone
020 74397113
Fax
0207 2873597
Address
20 Great Chapel Street
London
W1T 3JA

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Accolades". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67826 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)