Twenty Minutes: The Adverb [07/09/2007]
- Synopsis
- Radio programme. In this episode of the BBC Proms’ literary interval programme Paul Allen’s guest is the novelist Kate Mosse who chooses and discusses her favourite writing on the subject of leadership. Featured extracts include Henry V ("Once more unto the breech") read by Jonathan Firth.
- Series
- Twenty Minutes
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 7 Sep 2007 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 20 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Kate Mosse; Paul Allen
- Cast
Jonathan Firth King Henry V
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Henry V
- Subjects
- Drama; Literature
- Keywords
- leadership skills; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Recorded before a live audience at the Cadogan Hall, London.
- General
- According to BBC Radio 3 Publicity information,
"The guests’ choices range across a panoply of authors and poets, fiction and non-fiction, but at their core is a key Shakespearean speech which reflects one of his major pre-occupations, whether it be leadership, envy, war, or other key motifs of the plays" (19/7/2007). - History
- Part of the series of TWENTY MINUTE episodes inspired by the Shakespeare theme of the 2007 BBC Proms season.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Twenty Minutes: The Adverb [07/09/2007]". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69067 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)