Lean & Hungry Theatre: The Tempest (2012 Radio)

Director

Hannah Todd

Radio science fiction adaptation of Shakespeare’s play by the Lean & Hungry Theatre for WAMU 88.5, Washington D.C.'s University radio station. Set in the distant future in the Naples Galaxy. Prospero and...

John Bell on Shakespeare (2012 Radio)

Series

Late Night Live

Radio programme. Phillip Adams talks to John Bell, founder and artistic director of the Bell Shakespeare Company, about Shakespeare’s relevance today and Bell’s book ‘On Shakespeare’ (2011) which...

Music Nation: BBC Symphony Orchestra Live (2012 Radio)

Radio programme. The centrepiece of this programme which presents highlights from Music Nation concerts across Britain is the UK premiere of singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright’s ‘Five Shakespeare...

Front Row [14/03/2012] (2012 Radio)

Series

Front Row

Producer

Ekene Akalawu

Radio arts review programme presented by Mark Lawson. Includes an interview with actor Ben Crystal on what Shakespeare’s plays sounded like when first performed. Crystal demonstrates with examples from...

Reflexe [2/03/2011] (2012 Radio)

aka: Richard III

Series

Reflexe

Producer

Ellinor Landmann

Swiss radio programme exploring the fascination with Shakespeare’s notorious villain: Richard III. Includes interviews in English with Professor John Jowett, Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Twelfth Night or What You Will (2012 Radio)

Series

Drama on 3

Director

Sally Avens

Producer

Sally Avens; Jessica Dromgoole

Radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s play directed by Sally Avens, featuring Audio Drama award winners Rosie Cavaliero as Maria and David Tennant as Malvolio. Music composed by Roger Goula.

William Shakespeare’s Playlist (2012 Radio)

Producer

Elizabeth Burke

Radio programme on Shakespeare and music. David Owen Norris and guests Professor Stanley Wells, the artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Gregory Doran and musician and broadcaster Lucy...

Shakespeare and Love: Margaret Drabble (2012 Radio)

Series

Essay, The

Producer

Mohini Patel

First 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 writer Margaret Drabble explores how our concepts of love...

Shakespeare and Love: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (2012 Radio)

Series

Essay, The

Producer

Mohini Patel

Last 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 writer and journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown recalls how her...

Shakespeare and Love: Stanley Wells (2012 Radio)

Series

Essay, The

Producer

Mohini Patel

Second 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 Shakespeare scholar Stanley Wells argues that there is...