Richard II

Alternative title: BBC Radio Collection: Willliam Shakespeare’s Richard II
Synopsis: Richard II adapted for radio, with Samuel West as Richard II, Joss Ackland as John of Gaunt and Janet Suzman as Duchess of Gloucester. Introduced by Richard Eyre. Music composed by Sylvia Hallett.
Series: Sunday Play, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Audio; Radio
Transmission details: 30 Apr 2000 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration: 180 mins

Notes: Commercially released as part of the BBC Radio collection series in 2000, cassettes and CDs of the production are available for sale from the BBC Shop (www.bbcshop.com) or through retail outlets.
History: Broadcast as part of the BBC’s Shakespeare for the New Millennium season on Radio 3, in which the BBC mounted 17 new productions of Shakespeare in the space of four years. The emphasis of the productions is on a contemporary, innovative approach. The project was done in collaboration with BBC Worldwide, who were also responsible for the commerical release.
Documentation: Accompanying booklet.

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Samuel West	King Richard II
Sophie Okonedo	Queen Isabel
Joss Ackland	John of Gaunt
Damian Lewis	Bolingbroke
Janet Suzman	Duchess of Gloucester
Barry Farrimond
Beth Chalmers
Bruce Alexander	Lord Fitzwalter
Bruce Alexander	Lord Willoughby
Christopher Kelham
Fiona Clarke
Ioan Meredith	Sir Stephen Scroope
Ioan Meredith	Lord Marshal
James Laurenson	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Jamie Bamber	Harry Percy
Margot Leicester	Duchess of York
Philip Voss	Bishop of Carlisle
Ronald Pickup	Edmund of Langley, Duke of York
Sean Baker	Duke of Surrey
Stephen Critchlow	Sir Piers Exton
Stephen Critchlow	Thomas Mowbray
Tim Treloar
Timothy Bateson	Gardener
Toby Jones	Duke of Aumerle
Tom George

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