Hamlet [Drama On 3]

Drama on 3 presents a hidden treasure, a restored archive production of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, unheard since 1971, starring Ronald Pickup and produced by John Tydeman, with a score by Malcolm Clarke of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

The play is introduced by Dr Andrea Smith, English lecturer at the University of Suffolk, and author of Shakespeare On The Radio: A Century of BBC Plays.

CAST

Hamlet, son of the late King and nephew to the present King: Ronald Pickup

Claudius, King of Denmark: Robert Lang

Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, Hamlet's Mother: Maxine Audley

Polonius, the Lord Chamberlain: William Squire

Ophelia, Polonius's daughter: Angela Pleasence

Horatio, friend of Hamlet: Martin Jarvis

Marcellus, an officer: Michael Kilgarriff

Ghost of Hamlet's Father: Rolf Lekebvre

Laertes, Polonius's son: David Spenser

Rosencrantz: Michael Spice

Guildenstern: Leslie Heritage

This restoration was made possible with help from Keith Wickham at the Radio Circle, and was produced by James Peak at Essential Radio.

A restored production of Shakespeare's classic play with Ronald Pickup, unheard since 1971

A restored archive production of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, unheard since 1971, starring Ronald Pickup and produced by John Tydeman, with a score by the Radiophonic Workshop.

Drama on 3 presents a hidden treasure, a restored archive production of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, unheard for more than half a century, starring Ronald Pickup and produced by John Tydeman, with a score by Malcolm Clarke of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Ghost of Hamlet's Father: Rolf Lefebvre

A restored production of Shakespeare's play with Ronald Pickup, first broadcast in 1971.

A restored archive production of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, unheard for more than half a century, starring Ronald Pickup as Hamlet and with a score by the Radiophonic Workshop.

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