Aeschylus' Oresteia - Agamemnon (BBC Radio 3)

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03pd7kv
The Oresteia: Agamemnon
By Aeschylus.
A new version by Simon Scardifield.
The first of the three plays in Aeschylus' classic trilogy about murder, revenge and justice. Agamemnon returns home to Argos after his victory at Troy. But his wife, Clytemnestra, has determined to take terrible revenge for his sacrifice of their eldest daughter Iphigenia.
BBC Concert Orchestra Percussionists: Alasdair Malloy, Stephen Webberley and Stephen Whibley
Sound design: Colin Guthrie
Over the coming weeks, Drama on 3 will broadcast all three plays in the Oresteia in accessible, fast-moving, contemporary versions by three of this country's most imaginative writers. The second play, The Libation Bearers, is written by Ed Hime and the third, The Furies, is by Rebecca Lenkiewicz.

[@jamestaylor8850]

EXCELLENT!

[@armandduarte4193]

Absolutely marvelous for what it was

[@sasdon8]

Very well done!!! My favorite play. Cassandra was AMAZING

[@Ozgipsy]

That was really good.

[@zoyablake9538]

Perfect. I had to subscribe.

[@lareine4779]

Wow!

[@horseracingstuff]

Thanks for including the cast list which for some reason the version I downloaded a while didn't have. I was trying to find out who played Calchas as I recognised his voice. It turns out that I'd recognised Karl Johnson from playing De Lacey in Danny Boyle's version of Frankenstein. He's also appeared in a couple of Roman miniseries I may have watched.

[@TheMinisigi]

I don't think Aeschylus would be too impressed

[@scottishladnlass]

Amazing Play, if anyone has the transcript I would be super happy. I use this in my 6th grade class for Greek history. With editing of course. :)

[@eozl]

Modern storytelling structures for an ancient, timeless story. Loved the result, but I can see why classicist conservatives might wince. I’m now really curious about the medium of radio, and looking for more radio adaptations of important stories.

[@DonCoyoteDeLaMange]

a couple minutes of this tell me it's a tragedy, yes, but also a travesty of the tragedy.

[@guidogrey5892]

" Go back to Greece, you bah-stards!" 😁

[@shadow8277]

Made me a fan of the Classics

[@catherineames6516]

Is that Daniel Radcliffe's voice?

[@jrb4935]

What the hell is this crap? This is not Aeschylus' Oresteia.