Shallow and Silence
- Synopsis
- Radio broadcast on an excerpt from Henry IV, Part 2 that focuses on the characters of Robert Shallow and Silence. Arranged for radio by Herbert Farjeon and produced by Mary Hope Allen. With Leslie Stokes as speaker.
- Series
- Radio Theatre: Shakespeare’s Characters
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 30 Aug 1943 at 11:30 (Channel: BBC World Service)
- Duration
- 29 mins
- Availability
- Unknown
Credits
- Producer
- Mary Hope Allen
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Adaptor for Radio
- Herbert Farjeon
- Cast
Frederick Lloyd Sir John Falstaff G. B. Clarence Robert Shallow Carleton Hobbs Silence Felix Irwin Davy Leslie Dwyen Bardolph Leslie Stokes Speaker Richard George Pistol
Additional Details
- Production type
- Other
- Plays
- Henry IV Part 2
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Cast information is based on the revival of the series on the Empire Service in 1945. There is no cast information for the original broadcast in 1943.
- General
- According to the programme notes in London Calling, "Mr. Farjeon had always been interested in the big figures among the secondary characters in Shakespeare’s plays. In this series he expands upon their personalities, illustrating his theories by some of the scenes in which these characters appear" (No. 302: 1945, p. 20),
- History
- Second episode in the series originally transmitted every fourth week on the External Service:
30/8/1943 General Overseas Service, 11:30-11:59 (GMT)
31/8/1943 North American Service, 2:00 GMT (22:00 EWT)
31/8/1943 African Service, 20:00 GMT
1/9/1943 Pacific Service, 19:00 GMT
First episode in a revival of the series on the Empire Service:
23/7/1945 North American Service, 3:30 GMT (23:30 EWT)
24/7/1945 Eastern Service, 12:45 GMT
26/7/1945 Pacific Service, 5:15 GMT
24/7/1945 African Service, 18:30 GMT
The episode was also broadcast in the Home Service on 4/9/1945. - Textual information
- A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
- Reviews
- Source: London Calling, Radio Times
Annotated radio scripts of all the 18 episodes in the series are being held at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection.
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Shallow and Silence". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70486 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)