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This autumn across the 91Èȱ¬
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This autumn, the 91Èȱ¬ brings Shakespeare and
his stories to audiences with a variety of new
programmes and initiatives across its
services – television, radio, online and interactive.
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Shakespeare on 91Èȱ¬ 7
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91Èȱ¬ 7 is broadcasting two
Shakespeare plays from the archive, in
tandem with 91Èȱ¬ ONE.
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The audience
will be able to enjoy the brand-new The Taming Of The Shrew on
television and then hear a production of
the original on 91Èȱ¬ 7 (via Digital TV,
Digital cable, DAB radio and online).
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Listeners can also access the plays up
to seven days after transmission via
the audio on-demand feature on the
91Èȱ¬ 7 website (www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7).
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The Taming Of The Shrew - Saturday 26 November at 1.00pm.
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This production was first broadcast
on Radio 3 in 1988. It stars Bob Peck and Cheryl Campbell as Petruchio
and Katherina, with Robert Glenister and Douglas Hodge.
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Stephen
Tompkinson, who stars in the new
television version, also appears in this
production as the youthful Lucentio.
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Producer/Director is Jeremy Mortimer.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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On Saturday 3 December at 1.00pm,
David Threlfall, Samuel West, Richard
Griffths, Amanda Root and Sylvestra
Le Touzel lead the cast in this 1999
production for Radio 3.
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Richard Griffiths is Bottom, David
Threlfall is Oberon/Theseus, Sylvestra
Le Touzel is Titania/Hippolyta, Samuel
West is Lysander and Amanda
Root is Hermia.
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Producer/Director is Susan Roberts. Ìý
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