SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio production of King Lear with Ian McDiarmid in the title role.

Series

Drama on 3

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

8 May 2016 at 21:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

152 mins

Credits

Director

Gaynor Macfarlane

Producer

Gaynor Macfarlane

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Ian McDiarmid	Lear
Joanna Vanderham	Cordelia
Bill Paterson	Earl of Gloucester
Brian Vernel	Fool
Finn den Hertog	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Ewan Bailey	Old Man
Ewan Bailey	Gentleman
Frances Grey	Messenger
Madeleine Worrall	Goneril
Owen Whitelaw	Oswald
Paul Higgins	Edmund
Sean Murray	Doctor
Sean Murray	Duke of Burgundy
Simon Harrison	King of France
Steven Cree	Duke of Cornwall
Steven Robertson	Duke of Albany

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Keywords

Shakespeare, William

Online Availability

Online URL

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p069jfnw

Online format

Streamed/Download

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BBC iPlayer

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