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2. Subversive Shakespeare

Timothy West reads more of his letters.1969: performing Shakespeare in Europe and taking over at London's Old Vic.

1969: Timothy reflects on his years with Prospect Theatre, performing in Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.

And later, when he took over as director for the Old Vic Theatre Company...

Actor Timothy West reads more of the letters he wrote to his actress wife, Prunella Scales, over a period of 30 years while on tour around the UK.

Producer Michael Early

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1995.

15 minutes

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