Ecstasy

Synopsis
Radio programme. Themed on the subject of different states of rapture, this episode’s Word and Music features Eleanor Bron reciting Sonnet no. 75 "So are you to my thoughts as food to life" as a poetic sample of ecstatic love.
Series
Words and Music
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
4 Nov 2007 at 22:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration
105 mins

Credits

Producer
Tom Morris
Writer
William Shakespeare
Cast
Eleanor Bron 

Additional Details

Production type
Other
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Ecstasy; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
For details of the music and verse featured in this programme, visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/wordsandmusic.
General
Words and Music is a BBC Radio 3 evening series that offers a selection of classical music, interspersed with poetry and prose chosen to illustrate a theme. The literary excerpts are read by leading actors.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
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Phone
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Fax
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Address
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London
NW1 2DB

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Ecstasy". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69540 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)