This Orient Isle. Episode 5
- Synopsis
- Radio broadcast. Professor Jerry Brotton examines Queen Elizabeth I’s fascination with the Orient and Britain’s first contacts with the Muslim world. Read by Derek Jacobi. 5: How the London stage reflected the Elizabethan fascination with the little-known world of Islam, particularly in works by Shakespeare and Marlowe.
- Series
- Book of the Week
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 1 Apr 2016 at 09:45 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 15 mins
Credits
- Producer
- David Roper
- Writer
- Jerry Brotton
- Contributor
- Derek Jacobi
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Elizabethan drama; Islam; Marlowe, Christopher; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Elizabethan stage; Muslims
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
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- 020 7412 7676
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- 020 7412 7441
- Address
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- Address
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "This Orient Isle. Episode 5". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76968 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)