Visitor to Dorset Garden, A
- Synopsis
- Radio broadcast. First of a series of four brief ‘Discoveries’ investigating in a "free-mingling of recorded and imagined utterance" the theory that "much in Shakespeare criticism may have first emerged from a clash of personalities or under the pressure of specific situations" (Radio Times, 27 March 1953, p.8).
This episode focuses on John Dryden’s sentiments about Shakespeare. With Alan Wheatley as Dryden. Written by Michael Innes and produced for broadcasting by Rayner Heppenstall. - Series
- Discoveries in Shakespeare
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 2 Apr 1953 at 19:35 (Channel: BBC Third Programme)
- Duration
- 45 mins
- Availability
- Unknown
Credits
- Producer
- Rayner Heppenstall
- Writer
- J. I. M. Stewart; Michael Innes
- Cast
Alan Wheatley John Dryden Basil Jones Charles D’Avenant Edward Forsyth Felix Felton Thomas Rymer Oliver Burt Thomas Betterton Raf de la Torre Trevor Kenyon William Fox
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- biographies; Dryden, John; literary criticism; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- Michael Innes is the pseudonym of Oxford academic J. I. M. Stewart (1906-1994).
- History
- First of a 4-part series on Discoveries in Shakespeare written by Michael Innes.
- Reviews
- Michael Innes introduces the general idea behind the series in ‘Discoveries in Shakespeare’ , Radio Times, 27 March 1953, p. 8.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Visitor to Dorset Garden, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72040 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)