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Hamlet

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.

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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 Lefebvre

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.

Available now

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Sun 2 Mar 2025 20:00

Broadcast

  • Sun 2 Mar 2025 20:00