SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio schools broadcast. Eight-part talk held by R. E. Sopwith principally intended for pupils from 12-14 years of age. While the first 3 talks focus on analysis of the play, the last 2 talks consider Shakespeare songs in the relation to the plays in which they occur.

Series

For the Schools

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

24 Apr 1929 at 15:00 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

20 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

R. E. Sopwith

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

As You Like It; Cymbeline; Henry VIII; Love’s Labour’s Lost; Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Tempest, The; Winter’s Tale, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); songs

Notes

Notes

Broadcast from regional stations Sheffield, Manchester, Hull, Leeds-Bradford, Stoke-onTrent.

History

The series was broadcast in eight parts on the following dates:
24/4/1929 - Act I
1/5/1929 - Act II
8/5/1929 - Act III
15/5/1929 - Act IV
29/5/1929 - Act V
12/6/1929 - Summary
19/6/1929 - Shakespeare’ s Songs I (TheTempest, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Henry VIII)
21/6/1929 - Shakespeare’s Songs II (As You Like It, Winter’s Tale, Cymbeline)

Textual information

The series of talks by Sopwith complete with lesson plans and suggestions for further work was published by the BBC to accompany the transmission. An archive copy is held in the Special Collections, London Institute of Education Information Service.

Reviews

Source: The Times, Programme and Syllabus of Transmission to Schools, April 22-June 21, 1929, in: BBC Broadcast to Schools, Vol. 6 (BBC: London), p. 24.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)