London Calling - 1600
- Synopsis
- Radio broadcast. Written and arranged in Elizabethan English by Herbert Farjeon, Radio Times announces this programme as being an "impression - a conjecture - a shot in the dark at what listeners might have heard had broadcasting been invented in the reign of Queen Elizabeth". Among the items sure to comprise an evening’s programme are "Relays of Master Will Shakespeare’s plays from the Globe Theatre" (Stowell, op.cit).
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Transmission details
- 15 Apr 1936 at 22:00 (Channel: BBC National Programme)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Mary Hope Allen
- Writer
- Herbert Farjeon
- Contributor
- Diana Poulton
- Adaptor for Radio
- Herbert Farjeon
- Cast
Carleton Hobbs D. Hay Petrie Eric Anderson F. G. Blandford Harold Reese Joyce Bland Norman Shelley Richard Ainley Stanley Lathbury
Additional Details
- Production type
- Other
- Keywords
- Elizabethan drama; radio broadcasting; Elizabethan English; Time Travel
Notes
- Notes
- An extract of the production was recorded and is available for listening at the British Library Sound Archive (BBC recording reference: 1006-1007)
- Reviews
- A short article on ‘Listening in the Year 1600’ by Gordon Stowell introduces the programme (Radio Times, 16 April 1936, p. 17). Source: Radio Times, issue dated 16 April 1936, p. 42.
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
NW1 2DB
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "London Calling - 1600". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70464 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)