Change in the Weather, A

Synopsis
Radio programme marking 85 years of weather forecasting on the BBC with poetry and music. The programme includes an excerpt from Shakespeare’s King Lear ('Blow wind and crack your cheeks’) read by Mark Strong.
Series
Words and Music
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
30 Mar 2008 at 22:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration
105 (total)

Credits

Producer
Elizabeth Funning
Cast
Mark StrongLear

Additional Details

Production type
Other
Plays
King Lear
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); weather

Notes

Notes
For details of the music and verse featured in this programme, visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/wordsandmusic (accessed 3/2008).
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
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, "Change in the Weather, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70614 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)