SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio programme. 45-year old actor Edward Fox, having taken on the part for a Young Vic production, tells presenter Brian Matthew how it feels to play a character who should be portrayed by an actor closer to student age. He also reveals what he thinks of Hamlet’s relationships with women.

Series

Round Midnight

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

10 Aug 1982 at 23:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 2)

Duration

120 (total running time)

Credits

Contributor

Brian Matthew; Edward Fox

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

actors; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Hamlet (character); Fox, Edward

Notes

Notes

An audio clip of the programme is available on the BBC Archive website at http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hamlet/8521.shtml?all=2&id=8521 (accessed 1/2010). The duration of the Shakespeare-related item is here given as 6 minutes 35 seconds.

History

Edward Fox played Hamlet at the Young Vic, London, directed by Terry Palmer in 1982.

Reviews

Source: The Times, BBC Archive (http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive)

Online Availability

Online URL

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hamlet/8521.shtml?all=2&id=8521

Online price

free

Online format

Streamed

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

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

BBC Archive

Web

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/ External site opens in new window