Past Productions: 1944
Past Productions: 1944
John Gielgud
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Labelled the greatest Shakespearean actor of the 20th Century, Sir John Gielgud was hailed as the best Hamlet of his generation. In this extract, taken from a documentary called 'A Diary for Timothy', Sir John performs the gravediggers' scene for the last time. Here he recalls the experience in a BBC interview.
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BBC Archive, 1954: The actor's viewBBC Four: Audio interview
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