Hamlet

Synopsis

Full-length radio production of the play produced by John Richmond. With John Gielgud in the title role, Leon Quartermaine as Ghost and Celia Johnson as Ophelia. Duncan Carse narrates.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

26 Dec 1948 at 18:00 (Channel: BBC Third Programme)

Duration

205 mins

Credits

Producer

John Richmond

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

John Gielgud	Hamlet
Andrew Cruickshank	Claudius
Marion Spencer	Gertrude
Baliol Holloway	Polonius
Celia Johnson	Ophelia
Alastair Duncan	Gentleman
Andrew Faulds	Fortinbras
Anthony Jacobs	Marcellus
Arthur Ridley	Priest
Bryan Coleman	Rosencrantz
Charles Leno	Gravedigger
Denis McCarthy	Captain
Denise Bryer	Player Queen
Duncan Carse	Narrator
Esme Percy	Osric
Frank Atkinson	Reynaldo
Hugh Burden	Laertes
Hugh Griffith	Player (1)
Hugh Manning	Voltemand
John Chandos	Guildenstern
Leon Quartermaine	Ghost
Preston Lockwood	Gravedigger
Richard Williams	Barnardo
Sebastian Shaw	Horatio
Stanley Groome	Francisco
Victor Lucas	Ambassador

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Broadcast in three parts.
Part 1: 18 - 18.30
Part 2: 19.05 - 20.35
Part 3: 21.05 - 22.10
The broadcast was repeated on 28 June 1949 in a week apparently dedicated to Hamlet programmes. The broadcast was remastered and issued in 2006 as a Naxos Audiobook in an abridged edition. The Naxos CD is catalogued separately.

Textual information

A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

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