Hamlet
- Synopsis
- Two-hour radio version of Shakespeare’s tragedy adapted for broadcasting by Barbara Burnham and produced by Val Gielgud. With John Gielgud in the title role, Margaretta Scott as Ophelia, Robert Donat as Horatio.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 5 Jun 1932 at 16:15 (Channel: BBC National Programme)
- Duration
- 120 mins
- Availability
- Unknown
Credits
- Producer
- Val Gielgud
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Adaptor for Radio
- Barbara Burnham
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Transmitted on Daventry National Programme.
This entry follows the transmission date as listed in The Times. The BBC Programme Records lists this production as having been broadcast on 15/6/1932. - Textual information
- According to The Times, an old copy of Hamlet, containing ‘cuts’ made by Henry Irving was used by Burnham for the adaptation (30 May 1932, p. 9).
- Reviews
- According to the Radio Times review, this adaptation included "several novel production touches. Marcellus and Company, for instance, in the early scenes will be played by old soldiers instead of as the gallant striplings of stage tradition. This should add new point to the atmosphere of quavering superstition in which the play opens" ('John Gielgud as Hamlet’, 27 May 1932, p. 529)
Source: The Times, BBC Programme Records 1929-1932
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69818 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)