SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio series on the media world. In this edition Steve Hewlett talks about the the discovery by the British Film Institute of 100 hours of TV dramas from the 1960 believed lost lost until found recently by the Library of Congress in the USA. They include early performances by Sean Connery, Jane Asher and Dorothy Tutin, from a time when the tapes on which programmes were recorded were often wiped so they could be reused. The BFI’s curator of television Steve Bryant talks about plans to show some of the plays in its "Missing Believed Wiped" season.

Series

Media Show

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

15 Sep 2010 at 13:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Producer

Simon Tillotson

Contributor

Nigel Bryant; Steve Hewlett

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); television drama

Notes

Notes

Available as a podcast at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tpt3q#synopsis (accessed 9/2011)
Brief extracts from the recovered Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing were played on BBC Radio 4 ‘s Today programme http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9000000/9000188.stm (accessed 9/2011), broadcast on the same day.

General

BFI Press release "A collection of "lost" British TV dramas of the 50s and 60s newly acquired by the BFI National Archive’.
Shakespeare-related findings are:

FOR SCHOOLS: TWELFTH NIGHT (Associated-Rediffusion, 18.3.59)
Television version of Shakespeare’s play for school children. Cast includes Bernard Horsfall, John Wood and Emrys James.

FOR SCHOOLS: ROMEO AND JULIET (Associated-Rediffusion)
Shakespeare’s play, directed for TV by Prudence Nesbitt. Cast includes Jane Asher, David Weston, Peter Ellis and Jerome Willis.

Part 1 (23.10.62)
Part 2 (6.11.62)
Part 3 (13.11.62)
Part 4 (20.11.62)
Part 5 (27.11.62)

FOR SCHOOLS: HAMLET (Associated-Rediffusion)
Shakespeare’s play, directed for tv by Tania Lieven. Cast includes Sydney Taffler, Michael Aldridge, Barry Foster.

Part 1 (22.10.63)
Part 2 (5.11.63)
Part 3 (12.11.63)
Part 4 (19.11.63)
Part 5 (26.11.63)

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (BBC, 5.2.67)
Shakespeare’s play with a cast including Derek Jacobi, Ronald Pickup, Maggie Smith and, in minor roles, Frank Finlay, Michael Gambon and Christopher Timothy.

A WINTER’S TALE (BBC, 20.4.1962)
Shakespeare’s play, produced and directed by Don Taylor, with a cast including Robert Shaw, Patrick McNee and Ron Moody.

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
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London
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