SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

A collection of Shakespeare’s most inspiring speeches from the BBC Sound Archives, including:

Romeo & Juliet - Act I, Scene III
"O Romeo, Romeo - wherefore art thou Romeo". Spoken by Fay Compton.

Hamlet - Act III, Scene I
"To be or not to be - that is the question...." Michael Redgrave

Henry V - Act IV, Scene III
"This day is called the feast of Crispian...." Richard Burton delivers Henry V’s address to his army on the eve of Agincourt.

King Lear - Act II, Scene IV
"I prithee, daughter, do not make me mad...." Alec Guinness’s performance as King Lear.

Macbeth - Act I, Scene VII
"If it were done when ‘tis done...." Paul Scofield and Peggy Ashcroft as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

Macbeth - Act II, Scene II
"Is this a dagger which I see before me....." With Denis Quilley as Macbeth.

Richard III - Act I, Scene I
"Now is the winter of our discontent...." Ian Holm delivers King Richard III’s soliloquy.

The Merchant Of Venice - Act IV, Scene I
"The quality of mercy is not strained...." Hannah Gordon is Portia.

Series

BBC Archive Voices

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Year of release

2007

Duration

90 mins

Credits

Cast

Richard Burton	King Henry V
Peggy Ashcroft	Lady Macbeth
Hannah Gordon	Portia
Ian Holm	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard

Additional Details

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Plays

Hamlet; Henry V; King Lear; Macbeth; Merchant of Venice, The; Richard III; Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); speeches

Online Availability

Online URL

http://www.audiogo.co.uk/bbc-archive-voices

Production Company

Name

AudioGO

Email

info@audiobookcollection.com

Web

http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01225 878 000

Address

St James House
The Square
Lower Bristol Road
Bath
BA2 3BH

Notes

AudioGO, the UK’s leading audio publisher, was formerly known as BBC Audiobooks and was part of BBC Worldwide. The Chivers range encompasses more than 3,500 dramatisations and readings of unabridged fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children. AudioGO also publishes the Radio Collection, incorporating radio dramatisations and non-fiction derived from BBC Radio programming. BBC Archive Voices is a new series presenting interviews with key figures in the fields of entertainment, sport, politics and literature (download only), otherwise sale on CD or MP3-CD via the BBC Shop or other retail outlets, or downloadable in digital format via the BBC AudioZone http://www.audible.co.uk/

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

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

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.co.uk

Web

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