SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio broadcast. Dramatic critic James Agate illustrates the history of sixty years of dramatic art on the English stage with recorded extracts from Shakespearean plays. Featuring Lewis Waller as Henry V, Sir Herbert Tree and Arthur Bourchier.

Series

Stars in Their Courses

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

8 Apr 1933 at 09:20 (Channel: BBC National Programme)

Duration

20 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

James Agate

Cast

Arthur Bourchier
Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Lewis Waller	King Henry V

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Hamlet; Macbeth; Othello

Keywords

actors; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Broadcast on the Daventry National Programme.

General

Stars in their Courses consisted of a series of talks devised by dramatic critic James Agate (1877-1947) in 1933, in which he talked about the achievements of famous theatrical actors and actresses in London. The programme would be rounded off with actors’ performances of short scenes from their past successes by way of illustration. These performances would either be recorded live or played from gramophone records.

History

First in the series.

Reviews

Source: Radio Times, The Times, BBC Archive
James Agate writes about his conception of the series in ‘Actors, Past and Present’, Radio Times, 31 March 1933, p. 798.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)