Pericles (BBC Radio 3 Drama On 3)
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Pericles (BBC Radio 3 Drama On 3)
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Narrated by:
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Benjamin Zephaniah
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Tom Mannion
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Helen Longworth
About this listen
A BBC Radio 3 full-cast dramatisation of Shakespeare’s classic Pericles, starring Tom Mannion. Originally broadcast in November 2005 and repeated as part of the Drama on 3 collection in November 2008.
Shakespeare's romantic adventure is full of tyrants, incest, murder, knights, teenagers, pirates, brothels, sublime poetry, young love, a great hero, and the goddess Diana. A multicultural cast, world music, and the poet Benjamin Zephaniah give this timeless tale a contemporary twist.
With Tom Mannion as Pericles, Benjamin Zephaniah as Gower, Raad Rawi as Antiochus and Cerimon, and Helen Longworth as Marina and Antiochus' daughter. Also starring Sean Scanlan, Dermot Crowley, Paul Dinnen, Lorcan Cranitch, Katherine Igoe, Adjoa Andoh, Peter Gevisser, Siân Phillips, Ayesha Antoine, Nick Sayce, Ifan Meredith, and Delroy Brown. Directed by Gaynor MacFarlane.
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