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George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion

14/07/2012

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A discussion of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, the inspiration for My Fair Lady.

A hundred years after it was written, Professor Roy Foster and biographer Michael Holroyd discuss George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, the play which inspired My Fair Lady.

A hundred years after it was written Professor Roy Foster and biographer Michael Holroyd discuss George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion', the play which inspired 'My Fair Lady'. Shaw created the character of Eliza Doolittle for Mrs Patrick Campbell, She played the role in the first British production in 1914 with Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Henry Higgins. 'The reformer England needs today is an energetic phonetic enthusiast: that is why I have made such a one the hero of a popular play', wrote Shaw. 

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BBC Proms: 2012

BBC Proms: 2012: Proms Plus

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

All broadcasts from the 118th season of the BBC Proms.

Series of events providing a context to the 2012 Proms season's music and artists

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