At School when Shakespeare was a Boy
- Synopsis
- Radio broadcast for schools. Second in an eight-part series, conducted by J.C. Stobart and Mary Somerville, introducing schoolchildren to Shakespeare.
- Series
- England That Shakespeare Knew, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 9 May 1928 at 15:00 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 30 mins
- Availability
- No copy extant
Credits
- Contributor
- J. C. Stobart; Mary Somerville
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama; Education
- Keywords
- history of the 16th century; schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Transmitted from London and Daventry stations.
- Textual information
- The 39-pamphlet ‘The England That Shakespeare Knew’ that was published by the BBC in April 1927 to accompany the series (containing passages to be read, suggestions for written work and illustrations). An archive copy is being held by the London Institute of Education Special Collections.
- Reviews
- 'The object of this course is to supply a background to the plays of Shakespeare in a series of short sketches of life in Elizabethan England, illustrated by readings from contemporary writers and from Shakespeare’s own writings.' (Programme and Syllabus of Transmission to Schools, April 30 to June 29, 1928, in: BBC Broadcast to Schools, Vol. 3 (BBC: London).
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "At School when Shakespeare was a Boy". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68313 (Accessed 10 Nov 2024)