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.
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- Sun 2 Mar 2025 20:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3