Shakespeare’s Birthday
- Synopsis
- Radio programme. The Wireless Military Band conducted by B. Walton O’Donnell plays the Overture to Sullivan’s Macbeth and Suite from Henry VIII, German’s ‘Three Dances’ from As You Like It, Coleridge-Taylor’s Suite from Othello and ‘Two Interludes’ from Elgar’s Falstaff (arranged by Gerrard Williams).
- Series
- Wireless Military Band, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 23 Apr 1933 at 15:00 (Channel: BBC National Programme)
- Duration
- 75 mins
- Availability
- No recording extant
Credits
- Music
- Arthur Sullivan; Edward German; Gerrad Williams; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
- Contributor
- Walton O’Donnell
Additional Details
- Production type
- Other
- Plays
- As You Like It; Henry IV Part 1; Henry IV Part 2; Henry VIII; Macbeth; Merry Wives of Windsor, The; Othello
- Subjects
- Drama; Music
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); musical adaptations
Notes
- Notes
- Broadcast from Daventry National Programme.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Shakespeare’s Birthday". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70248 (Accessed 18 Nov 2024)