Hamlet
- Alternative title
- BBC Radio Collection: William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
- Synopsis
- Radio production of the play adapted and directed by Jeremy Mortimer, starring Michael Sheen as Hamlet, Kenneth Cranham as Claudius, Juliet Stevenson as Gertrude and Ellie Beavan as Ophelia. Timothy Spall makes an appearance as the Gravedigger. The play is introduced by Richard Eyre. The music is written by Conrad Nelson who also performs together with Richard Anderson, Mark Kearns and Andrew Whitehead.
- Series
- Sunday Play, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio; Radio
- Transmission details
- 12 Sep 1999 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 205 mins
Credits
- Director
- Jeremy Mortimer
- Producer
- Jenny Bardwell
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Conrad Nelson
- Contributor
- Richard Eyre
- Adaptor for Radio
- Jeremy Mortimer
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- This production marks the first commission between the Open University (OU) and BBC Radio 3 and was used for the new OU course on ‘Shakespeare: Text and Performance’.
Commercially released as part of the BBC Radio collection series in 1999, 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.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
National Screen & Sound Archive of Wales/Archif Genedliaethol Sgrin a Sain Cymru
- Enquiry form on website
- Web
- http://www.archif.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01970 632828
- Fax
- 01970 632544
- Address
- National Library of Wales
Aberystwyth
Wales
SY23 3BU
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
BBC Radio Collection, c/o Choices UK, 19-24 Manasty Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough PE2 6UP, tel 01733 236800, fax 01733 230618, www.choicesdirect.co.uk
- enquiries@choicesuk.com
- Web
- http://www.choicesuk.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01733 236800
- Fax
- 01733 230618
- Address
- c/o Choices UK
19-24 Manasty Road
Orton Southgate
Peterborough
PE2 6UP
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66506 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)