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King Lear

Synopsis
Radio production of King Lear with Ian McDiarmid in the title role.
Series
Drama on 3
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
8 May 2016 at 21:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration
152 mins

Credits

Director
Gaynor Macfarlane
Producer
Gaynor Macfarlane
Writer
William Shakespeare
Cast
Ian McDiarmidLear
Joanna VanderhamCordelia
Bill PatersonEarl of Gloucester
Brian VernelFool
Finn den HertogEdgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Ewan BaileyOld Man
Ewan BaileyGentleman
Frances GreyMessenger
Madeleine WorrallGoneril
Owen WhitelawOswald
Paul HigginsEdmund
Sean MurrayDuke of Burgundy
Sean MurrayDoctor
Simon HarrisonKing of France
Steven CreeDuke of Cornwall
Steven RobertsonDuke of Albany

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama; Shakespeare
Keywords
Shakespeare, William

Online Availability

Online URL
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p069jfnw
Online format
Streamed/Download

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BBC iPlayer

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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