No Bed for Bacon
- Synopsis
- Radio play based on the historical spoof written by Caryl Brahms and S. J. Simon, adapted for broadcasting by Patricia Hooker. Shakespeare has a writer’s block over composing what he believes to be his masterpiece, Love’s Labours Wunne while the ageing Queen Elizabeth (Mary Wimbush) dreads attending a banquet with Sir Walter Raleigh. No further information known (7/2007).
- Series
- Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 5 Jun 1994 at 01:01 (Channel: BBC World Service)
- Duration
- 60 mins
- Availability
- Unknown
Credits
- Producer
- Gordon House
- Writer
- Caryl Brahms; S. J. Simon
- Adaptor for Radio
- Patricia Hooker
- Cast
Mary Wimbush Queen Elizabeth
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Love’s Labour’s Lost; Twelfth Night
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Love’s Labour’s Won
Notes
- General
- Allegedly the unacknowledged source for the film SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1998). See Lisa Jardine, ‘Shakespeare’s first love’, The Evening Standard, 2 February 1999, p. 26.
- History
- Broadcast as part of the ‘Shakespeare Today’ season on BBC World Service.
- Textual information
- Caryl Brahms and S.J. Simon, No Bed for Bacon: The Story of Shakespeare and Lady Viola in Love (London: Michael Joseph, 1941).
- Reviews
- Source: London Calling (BBC World Service Programme and Frequency Guide), June 1994.
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "No Bed for Bacon". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68683 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)