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Hamlet: Episode 3

Hamlet

Episode 3

BBC Radio 4 - Hamlet, Episode 3

Hamlet arranges for a play to be performed that features a similar murder to his father's.

Trying to discover if Claudius murdered his father, Hamlet arranges for a play to be performed at court. Stars Jamie Parker.

In an attempt to find out whether Claudius murdered his father, Hamlet has arranged for a play featuring a similar murder to be performed before the court.

Original music composed and realised by Roger Goula

Director: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.

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