BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard.
Love, bigotry, greed and justice are entwined in this clear, fast-moving production, where the precision of radio gives added resonance to the powerful words of the trial scene.
The play is introduced by Richard Eyre, former Director of the Royal National Theatre, and the accompanying booklet includes a scene-by-scene synopsis, full character analysis, brief biographies of the leading actors and of Shakespeare himself, as well as an essay from the producer on their interpretation of the play.
Revitalised, original and comprehensive, this is Shakespeare for the new millennium.
Written By
William Shakespeare
FIRST KNOWN PERFORMANCE
Entered in the Stationers' Register 22 July 1598
FIRST BBC RADIO BROADCAST
2LO
23 April 1923 (trial scene only) 15 June 1923 (full production)
FIRST BROADCAST OF THIS PRODUCTION
BBC Radio 4
18 November 1996
RECORDED AT
Bush House London WI
William Shakespeare
Performed By : Full Cast Performance
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 2 hours 55 minutes
Categories : Dramatizations Classic Literature Shakespeare
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Frances Barber and David Harewood star in Shakespeare's towering tale of great love, political intrigue and tragedy. See full description...
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Various
Performed By : Anton Lesser
Publisher : Select Music & Distribution
Length : 1 hour 20 minutes
Categories : Myths & Legends Classic Literature
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Jules Verne
Performed By : David Colacci
Publisher : Brilliance Audio Inc
Length : 6 hours
Categories : Classic Literature Classics
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Dylan Thomas
Performed By : Full Cast Performance
Publisher : Select Music & Distribution
Length : 5 hours
Categories : Classic Literature Dramatizations Poetry Classics Short Stories
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Its intimate blend of poetry and drama made it an instant classic; and so it remains in this unmatched recording with a perfect cast led by Richard Burton See full description...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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