Learning on ScreenPut Money in Thy Purse
- Synopsis
- In 1952 the Irish stage star Micheal MacLiammoir made his cinematic debut as Iago in Orson Welles’s Othello. His diary of the process - a chronicle of chaos, financial crises and endless travel that starts on the 27 January 1949 - is dramatised for radio by Peter G. Morgan.
- Series
- Saturday Play, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Recording date
- 17 Jun 2004
- Transmission details
- 7 Aug 2004 at 14:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Director
- Alison Hindell
- Writer
- Micheál MacLiammóir
- Adaptor for Radio
- Peter G. Morgan
- Cast
Andrew Wincott Bob Don McCorkindale Hilton Don Warrington Orson Lynn Seymour Suzanne Rachel Atkins Fay Simon Callow Michael
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Historical period
- 1950s
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- MacLiammóir, Micheál (1899-1978); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Othello
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- 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
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