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Spring 2006

Episode 1: Being Hamlet

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Alan Yentob presents a documentary about short, stocky Welsh actor Wayne Cater as he prepares to play Hamlet. Yentob follows Wayne and three other Hamlets as they rehearse for the role of their life, getting advice and support from actors who have previously played the Dane, such as Ralph Fiennes, Derek Jacobi, David Warner, Jonathan Pryce and Simon Russell Beale. Show less

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