Richard III

Synopsis: Shakespeare’s history produced and directed for radio by Jane Morgan, with Ian Holm in the title role. With stereo effects and music by David Chilton and Mia Soteriou, played by Mike Brain, Roger Brenner, Robin Jeffreys, Lucie Skeaping and Roderick Skeaping.
Series: Monday Play, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 26 Aug 1985 at 19:45 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
Duration: 150 mins

Director

Jane Morgan

Producer

Jane Morgan

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

David Chilton; Mia Soteriou

Cast

Bernard Brown	King Edward IV
William Buckhurst	Prince Edward (Prince of Wales)
Matthew Carroll	Richard, the young Duke of York
Philip Voss	George, Duke of Clarence
Adrian Egan
Alan Thompson
Barbara Jefford	Queen Margaret
Brett Usher	Earl of Richmond
Brian Smith	Lord Rivers
Christopher Douglas	Lord Grey
David Garth	Stanley, Earl of Derby
David Learner	Sir William Catesby
David Sinclair	Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Graham Blockley
Ian Holm	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
James Macpherson
Jamie Roberts
John Church
Melinda Walker	Lady Anne
Michael J. Cox	Lord Hastings
Pauline Letts
Robin Summers	Murderer (1)
Sarah Badel	Queen Elizabeth
Shaun Prendergast	Murderer (2)
Simon Hewitt	Marquis of Dorset
Stephen Thorne (2)
Steve Hodson
Tom Wilkinson	Duke of Buckingham
Trevor Nichols

History: New radio production commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth.
Reviews: According to Times reviewer Peter Davalles, ‘no-one succeeds like Ian Holm in vocally capturing the spiritual deformity of Richard without losing any of the villain’s monstrous plausibility’ (26 August 1985).
Ian Holm comments on playing the part of Richard for this production in Robert Cushman’s article on ‘Holm rule’, RadioTimes, 24-30 August 1985, p. 7.

British Universities Film & Video Council