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Night Waves Landmarks [05/07/2007]

Synopsis
Radio broadcast. As part of BBC Radio 3’s Stoppard season, this edition Night Waves Landmarks examines the merits of Tom Stoppard’s play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 40 years after stage premiere. Presenter Matthew Sweet talks to novelist Lawrence Norfolk, Shakespeare scholar Michael Dobson, and theatre critic Susannah Clapp about its relationship to Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and the director of the very first production, Derek Goldby.
Series
Night Waves
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
5 Jul 2007 at 21:45 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration
45 mins

Credits

Producer
Kirsty Pope
Contributor
Derek Goldby; Lawrence Norfolk; Matthew Sweet; Michael Dobson; Susannah Clapp

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stoppard, Tom
Related items
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Notes

History
Part of the Stoppard Season on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 3 celebrating his 70th birthday.

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

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