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Assassination, The

Synopsis
Syndicated radio drama. An adaptation of Julius Caesar, with much of the dialogue modernised, but following the original story of the conspiracy. The narrator, E.G. Marshall, assuring listeners that Shakespeare wrote for people just like them and they need not be afraid.
Series
Cbs Radio Mystery Theatre
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
20 Apr 1976 (Channel: CBS)
Duration
60 mins

Credits

Director
Himan Brown
Writer
Ian Martin (2)
Cast
E.G. MarshallHost
Norman Rose (2) 
Robert Dryden 

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
Julius Caesar
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Available from originaloldradio.com in the compilation CBS RADIO MYSTERYTHEATER. Vol. 10.
Reviews
Jensen, Michael P. ‘Radio’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006 (p. 533, entry 2292)

Online Availability

Online URL
https://youtu.be/0_CUp3Xj5Fk

Production Company

Name

CBS Radio

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web
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Online Retailer

Name

originaloldradio.com

Web
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Address
PO Box 522
Berea
KY 40403-0522
USA

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