SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio programme in which comedy writer and historian Glenn Mitchell explores what the BBC archives reveal about British comic legend Peter Sellers on the 30th anniversary of his death. In addition to the well-known rendering of ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ in the style of Laurence Olivier’s RICHARD III (see separate entry), the programme includes an interview with TV producer John Hamp who filmed a sequence of Sellers delivering "Now is the winter of our discontent" (I i) for the Granada TV programme THE MUSIC OF LENNON AND MCCARTNEY. The programme includes outtakes from the TV recording session.

Series

Archive on 4

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

24 Jul 2010 at 20:00

Duration

60 mins

Credits

Producer

Stephen Garner

Contributor

Glen Mitchell; Peter Sellers

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Richard III

Keywords

comedy; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Impersonations; Sellers, Peter (1925-1980)

Related items

Music of Lennon and McCartney, The [16/12/1965]

Notes

Reviews

Source: Radio Times, BBC programme information http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t32rs (accessed 9/2010)

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service

Email

services@bufvc.ac.uk

Web

http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7393 1514

Fax

020 7393 1555

Address

For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ