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Drama on 3

Oedipus the King

Duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Christopher Eccleston stars in Anthony Burgess's adaptation of the great tragedy of Oedipus. A radio debut co-starring Fiona Shaw, Don Warrington and Adjoa Andoh. Show more

Contributors

Jocasta:
Adjoa Andoh
First Elder:
John Shrapnel
Second Elder/Tiresias:
Fiona Shaw
Third Elder/Shepherd:
Vincent Ebrahim
Other Eoder/Messenger/Officer:
Darrell D' Silva
Other child:
Tess Robinson
Other child:
Riley Nixon
Other child:
Eleanor Read
Other child:
Lucy Godson
Other child:
Billie Robinson
Producer:
Polly Thomas

Genres

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.