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Just William - Live!. Martin Jarvis. Copyright: Jarvis and Ayres Productions
Just William - Live!

Just William - Live!

  • Radio comedy drama
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2001 - 2019
  • 12 episodes (6 series)

Martin Jarvis performs Richmal Crompton's comic classics, live on-stage in front of audiences.

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Series 3, Episode 1 - William Holds the Stage

When an old boy of the school gives a lecture on Hamlet, William gets a somewhat confused idea that Shakespeare's plays were written by a man called Ham.

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In William Holds the Stage, when an old boy of the school gives a lecture on Hamlet, William gets a somewhat confused idea that Shakespeare's plays were written by a man called Ham, and that Shakespeare poisoned Ham, and stole the plays and pretended he had written them. Then a man called Bacon got involved and possibly someone called Eggs as well.

When it's announced that the class will perform a scene from Hamlet in front of a live audience, William decides that, despite being cast as an attendant, he'd prefer to play the leading role himself. But things don't go entirely to plan.

A packed house at the Theatre Royal rocks with laughter as Jarvis performs William's hilariously inventive version of Shakespeare's masterpiece. Just William as 'stand-up'.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 23rd December 2012
Time
7:15pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

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