Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble (1943 Radio)

Series

Appointment with Fear

Producer

Val Gielgud; Martyn C. Webster

Eighth episode of a half-hour mystery and suspense radio series, written by John Dickson Carr, and produced by Val Gielgud and Martyn C. Webster.

Blood Will Have Blood (1941 Radio)

Series

Man Shakespeare, The

Producer

Val Gielgud

Eleventh in a series of 30-minute broadcasts showcasing scenes from Shakespeare’s plays performed by leading actors of the time. This episode focuses on Macbeth. The series is arranged by Clemence Dane and...

Macbeth in the Studio (1941 Radio)

Series

For the Schools: Good Writing

Producer

Douglas Allen

Schools radio broadcast. The 2-part programme in the series Good Writing is introduced by Douglas R. Alkin. The producer and the actors discuss the theme and characters of the play. The second episode...

Bookworm Turns, The (1940 Film)

Director

Hugh Harman

Producer

Fred Quimby

Cartoon featuring Bookworm, Dr Jeckyl and Crow. A copy of Macbeth comes to life as the three weird sisters are making their brew.

Glyndebourne Festival Macbeth (1939 Radio)

Producer

Carl Ebert

Verdi’s Macbeth relayed live in its entirety from the Glyndebourne Opera House. Produced by Carl Ebert, Fritz Busch conducts the Festival Chorus and Orchestra.

Macbeth, King of Scotland (1939 Radio)

Producer

Val Gielgud

A radio sequence of the play arranged for broadcasting by C. Denis Freeman. Starring Godfrey Tearle and Cathleen Nesbitt as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

Glyndebourne Festival Macbeth (1938 Radio)

aka: Macbeth

Producer

Carl Ebert

Acts III and IV of Verdi’s Othello relayed live from the Glyndebourne Festival Opera House. Produced by Carl Ebert, Fritz Busch conducts the Festival Chorus and Orchestra.

Jwala (1938 Film)

Director

Vinayek

Feature film fantasy about a good general Angar (Chandramohan) who is corrupted by ambition. Echoing Macbeth, Angar is told by the witch Kuntala (Ashalata) that his king (Bulbule) will die and that he will...

Margaret Rawlings and Henry Oscar in Scenes from ‘Macbeth’ (1937 Television)

Series

Scenes from Shakespeare

Director

George More O’Ferrall

Producer

George More O’Ferrall

Television programme featuring scenes based on Macbeth. Although no recording of this early television production is extant, the cast list suggests that the scene shown was III iv. With Henry Oscar as...

Hey, Hey, McBeth!: A Comedy with Music (1937 Radio)

Producer

Robin Russell

Radio broadcast of Macbeth as a musical comedy. Both Holinshed and Shakespeare are mentioned as inspirational source but the play seems to have been ‘improved’ out of all recognition by writer duo Jack...