Friends, Romans, Countrymen
- Synopsis
- Second in a six-part radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra directed by Dickon Reed. With Peter Whitman as narrator, Paul Hardwick as Julius Caesar and Edward Hardwicke as Brutus. Part 2 focuses on Marc Antony’s famous appeal to the citizens of Rome.
- Series
- Noble Romans, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Recording date
- 7 Jun 1979
- Transmission details
- 10 Nov 1979 at 18:30 (Channel: BBC World Service)
- Duration
- 60 mins
- Availability
- Unknown
Credits
- Director
- Dickon Reed
- Writer
- Plutarch; William Shakespeare
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Julius Caesar
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- According to programme notes, Reed used Plutarch’s Lives of the Noble Romans to provide introductions for each episode and to link passages between scenes. There has been little textual editing (op. cit.).
- History
- London Calling (op.cit.) claims that this is the first time that Shakespeare’s two Roman plays have been presented in this way. The series ‘The Noble Romans’ was originally transmitted in six 60-minute episodes on the BBC World Service English network.
- Reviews
- Source: London Calling, November 1979, p.5.
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Friends, Romans, Countrymen". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69764 (Accessed 14 Nov 2024)