Learning on ScreenHamlet
- Synopsis
- Ambitious two-part televised adaptation of the play produced by George More O’Ferrall, with John Byron as Hamlet.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 7 Dec 1947 at 20:30 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 180 mins
- Availability
- Unavailable
Credits
- Director
- George More O’Ferrall
- Producer
- Basil Adams; George More O’Ferrall
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Art Direction
- Peter Bax
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles
- Related items
- Hamlet
Notes
- Notes
- Hamlet’s ‘inky cloak’ had to be dark green instead of black because of the technical requirements of early television.
- General
- According to Michael Barry ("Shakespeare on TV, " BBC Quarterly 9.3 [1954]: 146), this production influenced Olivier’s Hamlet, released in 1948.
- History
- Live broadcast from Alexandra Palace, London. The production was televised in two parts. The second part was shown on 14 December 1947 from 20:30 until 22:10. Each part was ‘repeated’ live two days later.
- Awards
- Silver Medal awarded for artistic achievement by the British Royal Television Society in 1948.
- Reviews
- A collection of opinions of critics and viewers ("Do You Agree?") was published in Radio Times, December 26, 1947.
Kenneth Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer, Shakespeare on Screen: An International Filmography and Videography (London: Mansell, 1990), entry 97, pp. 60-61.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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