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In this radio interview presented by Barry Carman, 23-year old David Warner (at the time the youngest actor to have played Hamlet on the professional stage) explains how he approached the part and how he...
In this radio programme Derek Jacobi, who played Hamlet in the BBC TV production, gives a personal introduction to the play. He examines the many interpretations of a role that has been regarded as the...
A five-part radio series in which Professor Emma Smith, University of Oxford, talks to major public figures about the role that Shakespeare might play in dealing with contemporary issues. With contributions...
Radio series in six parts in which Michael Billington talks to actors about key roles in the repertoire. In the last episode Michael Pennington and Kenneth Branagh talk to critic Michael Billington about...
Stephen Fry and Hilary Mantel share their favourite Shakespearean moments. Fry analyses Falstaff while Mantel discusses Julius Caesar.
Jools Holland and Kwame Kwei-Armah share their favourite Shakespearean moments. Holland talks about seeing Olivier’s film of Henry V and his love of Falstaff while Kwei-Armah discusses Othello.
Radio comedy and panel show chaired by Nicholas Parsons. Panellists are asked to speak for one minute on a given topic without hesitation, deviation or repetition. David Tennant, making his first appearance...
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...
In 11th century Scotland, Macbeth sees off a Norwegian invasion and sets of with his friend and fellow soldier, Banquo, to bring the good news to the King. On the way, they encounter three Weird Sisters...
Five-part radio series in which famous actors talk about the character of Hamlet. In episode five, broadcast on The Third Programme on 16 May 1954, John Gielgud reflects on a 25-year association with the...
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