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The Essay

Being Orson

Episode 2: He that Plays the King

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Filmmaker, Kevin Jackson, crowns Welles the Prospero of the silver screen as he appraises Welles's Shakespeare trilogy.

Five essays by five enthusiasts that follow the rise and fall of controversial Renaissance man, Orson Welles.

Produced by Gemma Jenkins. Show less

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