Past Productions: 1963
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Peter O'Toole, Orson Welles and Ernest Milton take part in a discussion chaired by Huw Wheldon. In this lively extract the genius of Hamlet is discussed. The atmosphere reflects the programme's original late-night timeslot.
Filmed on the actual location of the play
Hamlet meets Horatio
Hamlet meets the ghost
'To be, or not to be...'
The closet scene
© 2012
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