The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show | 4: Hamlet

Hamlet

Hamlet: Is William Shakespeare's brother a jazz musician? The play's the thing, as the boys try and tackle the famous Dane.

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The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show | 1: The Tragedies

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The truncated thespians perform a fifteen-second King Lear, Othello Rap and Scottish Highland Discs.

The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show | 2: The History Plays

The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show | 2: The History Plays

1994 | 30'00''

Richards, Henrys and a few other Royals receive the Reduced treatment.

The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show | 3: Romeo and Juliet

The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show | 3: Romeo and Juliet

1994 | 29'02''

Romeo and Juliet: Passion, Tragedy and The Sound Effect Of The Day.

The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show | 4: Hamlet

The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show | 4: Hamlet

1994 | 28'03''

Hamlet: Is William Shakespeare's brother a jazz musician? The play's the thing, as the boys try and tackle the famous Dane.

The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show | 5: The Comedies

The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show | 5: The Comedies

1994 | 27'48''

The team discuss whether the Comedies are funny.

The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show | 6: Shakespeare in America

The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show | 6: Shakespeare in America

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Hamlet | BBC Radio 4 | 2019

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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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead | 2: Mission

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.