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Theatre related stuff on TV and Radio June 18 - 24

Compiled by Poly Gianniba

Tuesday June 19

9pm on BBC4: In Shakespeare's Women, part of the Shakespeare Uncovered documentaries, Joely Richardson investigates the legacy of Twelfth Night and As You Like It and the great comic heroines created by Shakespeare in these plays. Contributions by Vanessa Redgrave, Helen Mirren, Germaine Greer, Jonathan Bate. 

Wednesday June 20

7:15pm, BBC Radio 4: Front Row reviews The Last of the Haussmans at the National Theatre, starring Julie Walters and Rory Kinnear.

Friday June 22

12:45pm on BBC Radio 4: BBC Radio 4 series celebrating The New Elizabethans, this episode is dedicated to Laurence Olivier. 

11pm on BBC2: The Review Show discusses Julie Walters' return to the National Theatre in The Last of the Haussmans.

Saturday June 23

9pm on BBC4: Simon Schama's Shakespeare, in two episodes Simon Schama explores Shakespeare's history plays and his vision of England.

Sunday June 24

8pm on BBC4: Julius Caesar, film version of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2012 production of Shakespeare's play, directed by Greg Doran.

 

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