Shakespeare and Love: Samuel West
- Synopsis
- Third of a five-part series of radio essays exploring Shakespeare’s portrayal of love and how his work affects perceptions of love. In this episode actor and director Samuel West shares his own passion for the many and varied portrayals of love in Shakespeare’s sonnets and plays. For Shakespeare, the opposite of love is not hate but indifference and his understanding of the true nature of love is like no other. The course of true love never does run true for love is neither constant nor predictable or even enjoyable most of the time. For Shakespeare, love’s defining character is its compelling strangeness. (BBC programme information)
- Series
- Essay, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 25 Apr 2012 at 22:45 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 15 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Mohini Patel
- Contributor
- Samuel West
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Love
Notes
- History
- Part of the Shakespeare Unlocked season on BBC and broadcast as part of BBC radio 3’s Shakespeare and Love season.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
BoB
- bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk
- Web
- https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3743 2345
- Address
- Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH - Notes
- Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- 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, "Shakespeare and Love: Samuel West". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av74067 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)