00 / 00 Wole Soyinka discusses the play "Death and the King's Horseman" BROADCAST: Oct. 11, 1979 | DURATION: 00:52:47 Synopsis Wole Soyinka discusses the play "Death and the King's Horseman." Includes passages from the play and Nigerian funeral music. Details Broadcast Date Oct. 11, 1979 Physical Format 1 sound tape reel (ca. 52.42 min.) : 10 1/2 in. Duration 52 minutes, 47 seconds Digital Format WAV Ownership The Chicago History Museum Language English Topics Literature Theater Myths, Stories, Storytelling People Actors Tags Audiotapes. Radio programs. WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Soyinka, Wole Theater Death and the King's Horseman Plays. Funeral processions. Nigeria. African theater African plays Death-masks Nigerian playwrights Black playwrights King's horseman King's death Death--Nigeria Oral history--Africa. Praise singer Bell ringer Audience participation Progeny Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Women's roles Showanda Juju music--Nigeria. Nigerian gods Nigerian culture European education Related Programs Interviewing with and listening to a performance of "Playsong" by Jackie Taylor; playwright, actress, and Artistic Director of the Black Ensemble Theater Aug. 28, 1985 William Stringfellow discusses the book "The Christian Ethic" Nov. 8, 1973 Eric Bentley in conversation with Studs Terkel Jan. 10, 1973 Mike Royko discussing his book "Up Against It" 1967 Interviewing Shel Silverstein Dec. 12, 1963 Frederick Ritter discusses Bertolt Brecht and philosophy of epic German theater with in studio performances May. 3, 1962