Learning on ScreenHamlet
- Synopsis
- Radio production of the play adapted and produced by Barbara Burnham. With Leslie Howard in the title role.
- Series
- World Theatre
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 2 Jan 1938 at 21:05 (Channel: BBC Regional Programme)
- Duration
- 115 mins
- Availability
- No copy extant
Credits
- Producer
- Barbara Burnham
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Adaptor for Radio
- Barbara Burnham
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The production was criticised for ‘faulty cutting’ , especially for the omission of single lines in important speeches, such as Polonius tragical-historical speech. The listener’s criticism and the producer’s response can be found in Radio Times, 21 January 1938, p. 9.
- History
- Fourth play to be broadcast in the BBC ‘World Theatre’ series.
- Textual information
- A written transcript of the production is being held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
- Reviews
- An interview with Leslie Howard in Radio Times, 31 December 1937, p. 7.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Record Stats
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