Drama | 1: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Hamlet

Mathew Baynton, Andrew Buchan and Toby Jones star in Tom Stoppard's much-loved play about Hamlet's ill-fated attendant lords. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern attempt to discover what roles they are meant to play, in an existence that appears to offer them no control.

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  • Type: Entertainment
  • Channel: BBC Radio 4
  • Duration: 56'29''
  • Broadcast date: 2019
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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Hamlet | BBC Radio 4 | 2019

Drama | 2: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Mathew Baynton, Andrew Buchan and Toby Jones star in Tom Stoppard's much-loved play about Hamlet's ill-fated attendant lords. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern attempt to discover what roles they are meant to play, in an existence that appears to offer them no control.
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