SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Audio book. Hamlet with John Gielgud in the title role, Leon Quartermaine as Ghost and Celia Johnson as Ophelia. The original BBC radio 1948 recording has been digitally remastered.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Year of release

2006

Transmission details

26 Dec 1948 at 18:00 (Channel: BBC Third Programme)

Duration

240 mins

Credits

Producer

John Richmond

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

John Gielgud	Hamlet
Andrew Cruickshank	Claudius
Marion Spencer	Gertrude
Baliol Holloway	Polonius
Celia Johnson	Ophelia
Alastair Duncan	Gentleman
Andrew Faulds	Fortinbras
Anthony Jacobs	Marcellus
Arthur Ridley	Priest
Bryan Coleman	Rosencrantz
Charles Leno	Gravedigger
Denis McCarthy	Captain
Denise Bryer	Player Queen
Duncan Carse	Narrator
Esme Percy	Osric
Frank Atkinson	Reynaldo
Hugh Burden	Laertes
Hugh Griffith	Player (1)
Hugh Manning	Voltemand
John Chandos	Guildenstern
Leon Quartermaine	Ghost
Preston Lockwood	Gravedigger
Richard Williams	Barnardo
Sebastian Shaw	Horatio
Stanley Groome	Francisco
Victor Lucas	Ambassador

Additional Details

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

An extra is an MP3 file of the 1954 BBC radio talk ‘Hamlet - The Actor’s View’, in which Gielgud reflects on the role.

History

The broadcast was first heard on radio on 26 December 1948. This broadcast is catalogued separately.

Reviews

Greenhalgh, Susanne. ‘Hamlet’ in Viewfinder. No. 65, December 2006. p. 26.

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Naxos Records

Web

https://www.naxos.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01737 645600

Address

Unit 8, Salbrook Industrial Estate
Salbrook Road, Salfords
Redhill
RH1 5GJ
UK