SHAKESPEARE

England - Die Unbekannte Insel (1945 Radio)

aka: Shakespeare Feature

Radio broadcast. Marius Goring aka Charles Richardson talks about Shakespeare’s Englishness. Includes a recitation of Caliban’s "The isle is full of noises" speech from The Tempest (in English and...

Merchant of Venice, The (1944 Radio)

Series

Readings from Shakespeare

Director

Andrew Allan

Radio series. Educational programme designed to introduce students to Shakespeare’s plays.

Senior English II: The Merchant of Venice (1943 Radio)

Series

Schools

Schools radio broadcast adapted from material supplied by Douglas R. Allan. In the first part of this 2-part programme, the producer and some of the cast discuss how Shylock should be played. The second...

To Be or Not to Be (1942 Film)

Director

Ernst Lubitsch

Producer

Ernst Lubitsch

Feature film. A comedy drama set in German-occupied Warsaw in World War II. Stars Jack Benny as Joseph Tura, the principal actor in a Polish troupe performing Hamlet. The film was controversial, not least in...

Old Vic Company in ‘The Merchant of Venice’, The (1942 Radio)

Series

From the Theatre in Wartime

Producer

Barbara Burnham

Third broadcast in a series offering condensed versions of plays performed at the theatre. Jean Forbes-Robertson as Portia and Frederick Valk as Shylock perform in scenes from the Old Vic production of...

Sigh No More, Ladies (1941 Radio)

Series

Man Shakespeare, The

Producer

Val Gielgud

Eighth in a series of 30-minute broadcasts showcasing scenes from Shakespeare’s plays performed by leading actors of the time. This episode focuses on Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice and Much Ado...

Senior English II: The Merchant of Venice (1941 Radio)

Series

For the Schools: Good Writing

Schools radio broadcast. The 2-part programme in the series ‘Good Writing’ is comprised of dramatic readings from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, focusing on the casket scenes and the trial...

In Belmont is a Lady (1941 Radio)

aka: A Romantic Chronicle from Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’

Producer

Peter Creswell

Radio broadcast. Scenes from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice are arranged and produced by Peter Creswell. Starring Fay Compton as Portia, Malcolm Keen as Shylock and other members of the BBC Drama...

Merchant of Venice, The (1941 Radio)

Series

Cavalcade of Literature, The

Director

Orson Welles

Producer

Orson Welles

Radio production of The Merchant of Venice with Orson Welles as Shylock.

Marsiandiwr o Venice, Y (1939 Radio)

aka: Merchant of Venice, The

Producer

Dafydd Gruffydd

Shakespeare’s The Merchant in Venice broadcast in Welsh. Produced for radio by Dafydd Gruffydd, translated into Welsh by J.T. Jones of Bangor.