My Word! From Stratford
- Alternative title
- My Bard!
- Synopsis
- Radio game show. To mark the quatercentenary, this special edition of the word-game series is devoted to Shakespeare’s works. Dilys Powell, Nancy Spain, Frank Muir and Denis Norden can be heard in the programme which was recorded before an invited audience at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Series
- My Word!
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 22 Apr 1964 at 11:30 (Channel: BBC World Service)
- Duration
- 30 mins
- Availability
- Unknown
Credits
- Producer
- Tony Shyrane
- Writer
- Edward G. Mason
- Contributor
- Denis Norden; Dilys Powell; Frank Muir; Nancy Spain
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Quiz shows
Notes
- Notes
- Recorded for the BBC Transcript Service in 1963.
The British Library Sound Archive holds a 5 minute extract from the BBC Home Service transmission. - General
- MY WORD! was a radio panel game show which premiered on the BBC Home Service on January 1, 1957.
- History
- Transmitted on the General Overseas Service as part of their quatercentenary celebrations. It was later broadcast as MY BARD! on the BBC Home service (24/4/1964).
- Reviews
- For detailed information about the programme, its creators and the Shakespeare quotations used, see the review in Radio Times, 16 April 1964, p. 60.
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "My Word! From Stratford". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69223 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)