The Friday Play | King John

King John

A production of Shakespeare's play King John: relocated to an age of technological warfare, King John emerges as a brooding play of schemes where innocence cannot see the light of day.

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Content
  • Type: Plays
  • Channel: BBC Radio 3
  • Duration: 2'19'47''
  • Broadcast date: 1990
Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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