A two-part series in which Humphrey Carpenter investigates the attraction Shakespeare's work holds for composers and musicians. The bard has inspired over 20,000 pieces of music.from ballets to film scores. In this first programme,
David Bintley of Birmingham Royal Ballet, opera director
David Pountney , conductor Mark Elder and Stephen Banfield - an expert on musicals, discuss
Shakespeare's wide influence. Producer David Corser