Pericles
- Synopsis
- Radio adaptation of the play produced and directed by Gaynor McFarlane with a contemporary twist. The multicultural cast includes poet Benjamin Zephaniah as Gower. Tom Mannion plays Pericles and Helen Longworth performs as Marina.
- Series
- Drama on 3
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 27 Nov 2005 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 100 mins
Credits
- Director
- Gaynor McFarlane
- Producer
- Gaynor McFarlane
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Historical period
- Contemporary
- Plays
- Pericles, Prince of Tyre
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- dialects; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting
Notes
- History
- The broadcast was repeated on BBC Radio 3 on 30 November 2008 at 8 p. m.
Online Availability
- Online URL
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/buyersguide/7501
- Online format
- Download
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
Distributor
- Name
AudioGO
- info@audiobookcollection.com
- Web
- http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01225 878 000
- Address
- St James House
The Square
Lower Bristol Road
Bath
BA2 3BH - Notes
- AudioGO, the UK’s leading audio publisher, was formerly known as BBC Audiobooks and was part of BBC Worldwide. The Chivers range encompasses more than 3,500 dramatisations and readings of unabridged fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children. AudioGO also publishes the Radio Collection, incorporating radio dramatisations and non-fiction derived from BBC Radio programming. BBC Archive Voices is a new series presenting interviews with key figures in the fields of entertainment, sport, politics and literature (download only), otherwise sale on CD or MP3-CD via the BBC Shop or other retail outlets, or downloadable in digital format via the BBC AudioZone http://www.audible.co.uk/
Online Retailer
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Pericles". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66658 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)