Prefaces to Shakespeare | Timon of Athens
Timon of Athens
A personal introduction to the play by Richard Pasco, who played the title role for the 1980 Royal Shakespeare Company production at The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon. He introduces the story of Timon, a ruined and bitter man who, having frittered his fortune on his friends, loses both.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
- Type: Factual, Plays
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Duration: 23'52''
- Broadcast date: 1981
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
World Drama | Timon of Athens
A radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s unfinished play Timon of Athens, produced and arranged for stereo by Raymond Raikes. The music is written and performed by Veronica Lucas (soprano), the BBC Singers and Orchestra.
The Friday Play | Timon of Athens
A production of Shakespeare's 'unfinished' but powerful play Timon of Athens. Shakespeare presents an acquisitive society in which greed and profit are rated above decency and humanity.