Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | In The Wings | 20190330 | 20210502 (R4) | Frequently compared with Waiting for Godot, this is the play that made Sir Tom Stoppard's reputation when it first appeared as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern appear in Shakespeare's Hamlet, as the prince's unlucky attendant lords. In Stoppard's comedy, these two minor characters must watch the action of Hamlet unfold before them as they stay in the wings trying to pass the time. Rosencrantz - Mathew Baynton Guildenstern - Andrew Buchan The Player - Toby Jones Tragedian - Sam Dale Alfred - Ronny Jhutti Ophelia - Sarah Ovens Polonius - Michael Bertenshaw Hamlet - Parth Thakerar Claudius - Don Gilet Gertrude - Clare Corbett Music arranged and performed by Clare Salaman, Philip Hopkins and Amelia Shakespeare from The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments Director: Emma Harding First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019. Tom Stoppard's comedy about two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet. Tom Stoppard's play about Hamlet's ill-fated attendant lords. Frequently compared with Waiting for Godot, this is the play that made Sir Tom Stoppard's reputation when it first appeared as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern appear in Shakespeare's Hamlet, as the prince's unlucky attendant lords. In Stoppard's comedy, these two minor characters must watch the action of Hamlet unfold before them as they stay in the wings trying to pass the time. Rosencrantz - Mathew Baynton Guildenstern - Andrew Buchan The Player - Toby Jones Tragedian - Sam Dale Alfred - Ronny Jhutti Ophelia - Sarah Ovens Polonius - Michael Bertenshaw Hamlet - Parth Thakerar Claudius - Don Gilet Gertrude - Clare Corbett Music arranged and performed by Clare Salaman, Philip Hopkins and Amelia Shakespeare from The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments Director: Emma Harding First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019. Tom Stoppard's comedy about two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet. Tom Stoppard's play about Hamlet's ill-fated attendant lords. |
| 02 | Mission | 20190331 | 20210509 (R4) | "Eternity's a terrible thought - I mean where's it going to end?" Shakespeare's two minor characters set sail for England and they take the Prince of Denmark with them. It will all be alright in the end won't it? After all, they have a letter from the King of Denmark, they have their instructions. Sir Tom Stoppard's famous Hamlet spoof is richly realised for radio. Rosencrantz - Mathew Baynton Guildenstern - Andrew Buchan The Player - Toby Jones Tragedian - Sam Dale Alfred - Ronny Jhutti Ophelia - Sarah Ovens Polonius - Michael Bertenshaw Hamlet - Parth Thakerar Claudius - Don Gilet Gertrude - Clare Corbett Music arranged and performed by Clare Salaman, Philip Hopkins and Amelia Shakespeare from The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments Director: Emma Harding First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019. The two minor characters sail for England - will they be able to hand Hamlet over? Tom Stoppard's play about Hamlet's ill-fated attendant lords. "Eternity's a terrible thought - I mean where's it going to end?" Shakespeare's two minor characters set sail for England and they take the Prince of Denmark with them. It will all be alright in the end won't it? After all, they have a letter from the King of Denmark, they have their instructions. Sir Tom Stoppard's famous Hamlet spoof is richly realised for radio. Rosencrantz - Mathew Baynton Guildenstern - Andrew Buchan The Player - Toby Jones Tragedian - Sam Dale Alfred - Ronny Jhutti Ophelia - Sarah Ovens Polonius - Michael Bertenshaw Hamlet - Parth Thakerar Claudius - Don Gilet Gertrude - Clare Corbett Music arranged and performed by Clare Salaman, Philip Hopkins and Amelia Shakespeare from The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments Director: Emma Harding First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019. The two minor characters sail for England - will they be able to hand Hamlet over? Tom Stoppard's play about Hamlet's ill-fated attendant lords. |