Othello

Drama on 3 20:00 to 22:45 (2 hours and 45 minutes long). Othello, by William Shakespeare. A production from London's Donmar Warehouse, featuring an award-winning performance by Chiwetel Ejiofor in the title role as the jealous Moor Othello, alongside Ewan McGregor as the scheming Iago. When the esteemed general Othello promotes Cassio to be his personal lieutenant, Iago, Cassio's bitter rival and friend of Othello, is envious and plots revenge. Iago manipulates and enrages Othello, making him suspicious of his wife Desdemona, ultimately bringing events to a tragic conclusion. Music: Adam Cork.

Director: Michael Grandage.
Starring: Edward Bennett, Ewan McGregor, James Laurenson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tom Hiddleston, Alastair Sims.

During its two month run, earlier this year, tickets were changing hands at £200 each. This broadcast should be a rare treat. Chiwetel Ejifor (Othello) won Best Actor in the Olivier Awards and Critics Circle Award for Best Shakespearian Performance.

The broadcast should be available on the Radio 3 website for seven days after today and can be listened to at the time of broadcast on that website.

Heh! I just checked and I can access past Drama on 3 broadcasts. So I'll try and listen to it over the next few days, maybe even taping it (no idea how, but I'll figure something out! I've been known to put a mic in front of the loudspeaker if everything else fails.).
I just bought the DVD of last year's Othello at the Globe (which I saw live in June) :-).

I am listening right now! So it works for non-Brits as well (BBC sometimes cuts non-Brit IP adresses from viewing/listening). And I don't even need to refer too often to my book (in place of subtitles :-) ).

Good to hear that you were successful. I use Replay AV to record broadcasts from the computer.

http://www.applian.com/replay-av/index.php

Thank you, antimuzak, for the tip. I am currently recording the thing on a 180-minute VHS tape :-) (that's how I usually tape radio broadcasts). The quality is so-so on the HiFi replay, and I might give the test version of Applian a go. Also, I am waiting for the BBC stream to drop out...- or did they fix that meanwhile?