"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare (audio) (2/1)
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare (audio) (2/2)
Ian McKellen as Romeo
Anna Calder-Marshall as Juliet
With Patricia Routledge Robert Eddison , Ronald Pickup Margaret Tyzack, David Weston and Joseph O'Conor.
Produced by John Tydeman and Patricia Routledge
Recorded 3 March 1970 for broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 6 April 1970
Original text
Modern English
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The only drama I love ♦️ Othello by William Shakespeare ♦️ Donmar Warehouse/BBC Radio 3 (2008)
Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes
Full text of the play
Othello ...... Chiwetel Ejiofor
Emilia ...... Michelle Fairley
Cassio ...... Tom Hiddleston
Iago ...... Ewan McGregor
Desdemona ...... Kelly Reilly
Directed by Michael Grandage
Company: Donmar Warehouse
This production ran from 27 November 2007 - 23 February 2008 at the Donmar Warehouse. The production appeared as a recording for radio, broadcast on 4 May 2008 on BBC Radio 3, with Chiwetel Ejiofor as Othello and the rest of the original cast.
Source: BBC Radio3
I do not own the rights to this radio drama. All rights go to BBC Radio 3 and all its contributors.
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The only drama I love ♦️ The Leopard ♦️ BBC Radio 3 (2008)
"Don Fabrizio, a member of the old Italian aristocracy, contemplates his obsolescence amidst the great social changes during the Risorgimento of the 19th century. The head of an opulent household in Sicily, he reflects nostalgically on the past as his family grows to maturity and Garibaldi's republican movement puts an end to the feudal system and the traditions of the old bourgeoisie."
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes
Don Fabrizio ...... Stanley Townsend
Princess Stella/Concetta at 70 ...... Julie Legrand
Concetta ...... Claire Price
Angelica ...... Hayley Atwell
Ciccio/Pallavicino/Priest ...... Joseph Alessi
Father Pirrone ...... James Hayes
Francesco/Carlo ...... Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
Tancredi ...... Tom Hiddleston
Calogero/Chevalley ...... Anthony O'Donnell
Giovanni ...... Harry McEntire
Angelica at 70 ...... Claire Nielson
Director: Lucy Bailey
Producer: Nicholas Newton
Adapted for radio by Michael Hastings
Source: BBC Radio 3, 2008
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Sea Wall Film with Andrew Scott
"Sea Wall" will be available on YouTube for a week from today. The piece was performed by Andrew Scott 12 years ago at the Bush Theatre, directed by George Perrin – it was later revived in 2018 at the Old Vic. The filmed performance is directed by Stephens and Andrew Porter.
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Empire Without End ♦️ Caesar series on BBC Radio 4 (2007)
"An unlikely group of kingmakers gathers together to select the Roman Emperor, as the forces of Attila the Hun threaten the Empire's stability. Drama by Mike Walker based on Suetonius's work, with Tom Hiddleston, David Collings, Adjoa Andoh, George Baker, Sam Dale and Victor Sobchak."
Series 3, Episode 3
Duration: 57 minutes
Director Jenny Mortimer
Romulus ...... Tom Hiddleston
Priscus ...... David Collings
Barbaria ...... Adjoa Andoh
Emperor Leo ...... George Baker
Maximinus ...... Sam Dale
Attila ...... Victor Sobchak
Orestes ...... Mark Straker
Odo ...... Joseph Kloska
Ricimer ...... Christian Rodska
Other parts played by Saikat Ahamed and Paul Richard Biggin
All rights go to BBC Radio 4 and all its contributors.
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Another Country by Julian Mitchell ♦️ Cambridge Spies on BBC Radio 4 (2006)
"Another Country" by Julian Mitchell is loosely based on the life of the spy and double agent Guy Burgess (Guy Bennett in the play/radio drama). It explores his homosexuality and exposure to Marxism, while examining the hypocrisy and snobbery of the English public school system.
(In the film adaptation of the same, Guy Bennett is played by Rupert Everett and Tommy Judd is played by Colin Firth. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6uewhx)
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes
Ben Righton as Guy Bennett
Tom Hiddleston as Tommy Judd
All rights go to BBC Radio 4 and all its contributors.
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The Trial of the Angry Brigade by G. White ♦️ BBC Radio 4 (2002)
If you want to hear Tom only then start from 18:00 and 44:00
The Angry Brigade were a group of young anarchists who planted a series of explosives in Britain in the late 1970s. This dramatisation marked the 30th anniversary of their controversial trial, which became the longest in British criminal court history.
Duration: 59 minutes
Director: Peter Kavanagh
Narrator: Juliet Stevenson
Cdr Bond: Kenneth Cranham
Ian: Mark Strong
John Matthew: Gerard McDermott
Sgt Davies: Tamer Hassan
Howard: Ian Masters
John Barker: Tom Hiddleston
Anna: Helen Longworth
Hilary: Fiona Clarke
James: Carl Prekopp
Broadcasted on August 9, 2002. All rights go to BBC Radio and all its contributors.
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Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand - Drama on BBC Radio 3 (2008)
Adapted for radio by John Tydeman, translated from French by Anthony Burgess.
Set in 17th century France, Rostand's play features the eponymous poet-swordsman with a misshapen nose who falls in love with the beautiful Roxane. She loves the dashing Gascon soldier Christian de Neuvillette and Cyrano finds himself writing love poems on his behalf.
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
Cyrano - Kenneth Branagh
Roxane - Jodhi May
De Guiche - John Shrapnel
Christian - Tom Hiddleston
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Betrayal by Harold Pinter - Saturday Drama on BBC Radio 4 (2012)
Betrayal: Harold Pinter's acclaimed drama about a love affair and the intricate nature of deceit which is told in reverse time from its poignant ending to its thrilling first kiss.
Credits:
Emma - Olivia Colman
Jerry - Andrew Scott
Robert - Charles Edwards
Waiter - Gerard McDermott
Writer - Harold Pinter
Director - Gaynor Macfarlane
Producer - Gaynor Macfarlane
First broadcasted on Sat 14 Jul 2012
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