Lines from My Grandfather’s Forehead [08/1972]
- Synopsis
- In a short skit towards the end of this episode of the classic comedy sketch show, Ronnie Barker stars as a forgetful actor who manages to jumble up all the lines from Hamlet’s famous ‘To be or not to be’ soliloquy, much to the exasperation of the prompter ...
With Gordon Langford on the piano. - Series
- Lines from My Grandfather’s Forehead
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- Aug 1972 at 11:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Producer
- John Fawcett Wilson
- Contributor
- Ronnie Barker
- Cast
Terence Brady Hamlet Gordon Langford Pauline Yates
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Keywords
- actors; comedy; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Soliloquies; Hamlet (character)
Notes
- Notes
- Exact date of transmission unknown (3/2009).This entry is based on a repeat transmission on BBC7 from 6 March 2009.
- History
- Originally broadcast on BBC Radio from 4 from February 1971 (series 1) to August 1972 (series 2). This episode was transmitted as part of the second series in August 1972 and repeated on BBC’s digital BBC7 in 2006.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
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- 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
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Lines from My Grandfather’s Forehead [08/1972]". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71982 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)