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Actor Sir John Gielgud's remarkable life told through his letters. In 1936, he was Hamlet in New York. Read by Derek Jacobi.

The remarkable life of the actor John Gielgud, told through his personal letters.

Gielgud plays the lead in Guthrie McClintic's 1936 production of Hamlet in New York.

Edited by Richard Mangan.

Abridged in five parts by Doreen Estall.

Read by Derek Jacobi.

Producer: Emma Harding

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.

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