Daggers for King Duncan

Alternative title

BBC Schools Radio, Macbeth Episode 3

Synopsis

Having read about King Duncan’s pledge to make his son, Malcolm his heir, Lady Macbeth encourages her husband to grasp his destiny.

A reluctant usurper, Macbeth manages to kill Duncan. After the deed is done, Lady Macbeth frames servants for the murder by smearing them with Duncan’s blood before leaving Macbeth’s dagger beside them.

Series

Macbeth

Language

English

Country

Great Britain; United Kingdom

Medium

Radio; Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Notes

The radio recording is illustrated with an colour animation. A transcript for the recording is available at: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/pdfs/macbeth/episode_03.pdf

Subjects

Shakespeare

Keywords

murder; Scotland; Macbeth, King of Scots (b? -1057)

Online availability

URI

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0573v66

Delivery

Streamed

Credits

Writer

William Shakespeare

Adaptor for Radio

Neil Richards

Related

Name

BBC School Radio