Mysterious Affair at Elsinore, The

Synopsis

Radio programme in which Michael Innes investigates ‘the violent and more or less mysterious deaths’ of the potential inheritors to the throne of Denmark in his capacity as Shakespearean scholar and writer of detective novels.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

26 Jun 1949 at 22:30 (Channel: BBC Third Programme)

Duration

30 mins

Availability

No archive copy known

Credits

Contributor

Michael Innes

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Mystery

Notes

General

Michael Innes is the pseudonym of Oxford academic J. I. M. Stewart (1906-1994).

History

This production was one of several Hamlet programmes that were being transmitted on BBC that week. The broadcast was repeated on BBC Third Programme, 31 August 1949.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)