How much does theatre feature on television and radio programmes? Very little as it turns out. In an attempt not to miss anything, but also to shame broadcasters to provide more programmes about theatre, here is the list for the week 28 November – 4 December. Pitifully short list, did I miss anything?
Wednesday 30th November
2:30pm on Sky Arts 1: Headlong Theatre's Decade
7:15pm on BBC Radio 4: Front Row reviews the Comedy of Errors at the National Theatre
Thursday 1st December
10pm on BBC Radio 3: Night Waves interviews German director Thomas Ostermeier about his Hamlet production at the Barbican
7:15pm on BBC Radio 4: Front Row interviews composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, whose show Pippin is produced at the Menier Chocolate Factory
Friday 2 December
9am on Sky Arts 1: The South Bank Show programme on Alan Bennett (repeat)
7:15pm on BBC Radio 4: Front Row reviews The Heart of Robin Hood, a new Royal Shakespeare Company production
Saturday 3 December
7:15pm on BBC Radio 4: Saturday Review features the Comedy of Errors at the National Theatre
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