Noble Romans, The

Synopsis

Six-part radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar (parts 1-3) and Antony and Cleopatra (parts 4-6) by Dickon Reed. With Peter Whitman as narrator.

Series

Noble Romans, The

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

3 Nov 1979 at 10:00 (Channel: BBC World Service)

Duration

60 mins

Availability

No archive copy known (4/2008).

Credits

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

Peter Whitman

Adaptor for Radio

Dickon Reed

Cast

Paul Harwick	Julius Caesar
Roy Dotrice	Mark Antony
Martin Jarvis	Octavius Caesar
Phillip Fox	Sextus Pompey
Sheila Allen	Portia
Alan Penn	Flavius
Alan Penn	Caesar’s servant (Servant (to Julius Caesar))
Edward Hardwicke	Marcus Brutus
Eva Sturar	Calphurnia
Garard Green	Lepidus
Geoffrey Matthews	Cobbler
Geoffrey Matthews	Trebonius
Geoffrey Matthews	Soothsayer
Geoffrey Matthews	Cicero
Hugh Dickson	Maecenas
Jean Rogers	Lucius
Julian Fox	Marulius (Murellus)
Julian Fox	Publius
Julian Fox	Cinna
Michael McStay	Menas
Penelope Lee	Octavia
Peter Pacey	Messenger
Peter Whitman	Alexas
Peter Wickham	Agrippa
Peter Woodthorpe	Casca
Rosalind Ayres	Charmian
Walter Hall	Mardian

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Antony and Cleopatra; Julius Caesar

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

The radio series was produced by and first broadcast on the BBC World Service 3/10/17/24 Nov and 1/8 Dec 1979.

Production Company

Name

BBC World Service