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24 September 2014
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Shakespeare on the Ö÷²¥´óÐã
A Midsummer Night's Dream, part of the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Shakespeare season

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This autumn across the Ö÷²¥´óÐã


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This autumn, the Ö÷²¥´óÐã 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 Ö÷²¥´óÐã 7

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Ö÷²¥´óÐã 7 is broadcasting two Shakespeare plays from the archive, in tandem with Ö÷²¥´óÐã 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 Ö÷²¥´óÐã 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 Ö÷²¥´óÐã 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.

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