World Drama | Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus

A radio adaptation of Shakespeare's full-blooded revenge tragedy. The Andronici family become involved in a feud with the Roman Emperor Saturninus and his wife Tamora and her sons. Murder follows murder until a degree of order is restored with the deaths of all the main characters. The mounting feast of horrors is heightened by some superb verse.

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Licence: ERA Licence required

Content
  • Type: Plays
  • Channel: BBC Radio 3
  • Duration: 3'12'07''
  • Broadcast date: 1973
Usage

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

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Titus Andronicus | BBC Radio 4 | 1985

Prefaces to Shakespeare | Titus Andronicus

The actor, Patrick Stewart, gives his personal view of Titus Andronicus and the difficulty of playing the character of Titus.
Titus Andronicus | BBC Two | 1985

Shakespeare In Perspective | Titus Andronicus

Anthony Clare offers his personal view of the play which portrays the family as 'the source of all our strengths, the genesis of our noblest hopes and foullest desires'.