Editing King Lear (section)

===Radio and audio===
The first recording of the Argo Shakespeare for [[Argo Records (UK)|Argo Records]] was ''King Lear'' in 1957, directed and produced by George Rylands with [[William Devlin (actor)|William Devlin]] in the title role, [[Jill Balcon]] as Goneril and [[Prunella Scales]] as Cordelia.{{sfn|Quinn|2017}}

The Shakespeare Recording Society recorded a full-length unabridged audio productions on LP in 1965 (SRS-M-232) directed by [[Howard Sackler]], with [[Paul Scofield]] as Lear, [[Cyril Cusack]] as Gloucester. [[Robert Stephens]] as Edmund, [[Rachel Roberts (actress)|Rachel Roberts]], [[Pamela Brown (actress)|Pamela Brown]] and [[John Stride]].

''King Lear'' was broadcast live on the BBC Third Programme on 29 September 1967, starring [[John Gielgud]], [[Barbara Jefford]], Barbara Bolton and [[Virginia McKenna]] as Lear and his daughters.{{sfn|Radio Times|1967}} At [[Abbey Road Studios]], [[John Lennon]] used a microphone held to a radio to overdub fragments of the play (Act IV, Scene 6)<ref>{{Folger inline|Lr|4|6|245–246|bare=true}} and {{Folger inline|Lr|4|6|275–284}}</ref> onto the song "[[I Am the Walrus]]", which [[The Beatles]] were recording that evening. The voices recorded were those of [[Mark Dignam]] (Gloucester), [[Philip Guard]] (Edgar) and John Bryning (Oswald).{{sfn|Everett|1999|pp=134–136}}{{sfn|Lewisohn|1988|p=128}}

On 10 April 1994, [[Kenneth Branagh]]'s [[Renaissance Theatre Company]] performed a radio adaptation directed by [[Glyn Dearman]] starring Gielgud as Lear, with [[Keith Michell]] as Kent, [[Richard Briers]] as Gloucester, [[Judi Dench|Dame Judi Dench]] as Goneril, [[Emma Thompson]] as Cordelia, [[Eileen Atkins]] as Regan, [[Kenneth Branagh]] as Edmund, [[John Shrapnel]] as Albany, [[Robert Stephens]] as Cornwall, [[Denis Quilley]] as Burgundy, [[Derek Jacobi|Sir Derek Jacobi]] as France, [[Iain Glen]] as Edgar and [[Michael Williams (actor)|Michael Williams]] as The Fool.{{sfn|Radio Times|1994}}

[[Naxos AudioBooks]] released an audio production in 2002 with [[Paul Scofield]] as Lear, [[Alec McCowen]] as Gloucester, [[Kenneth Branagh]] as The Fool, and a full cast.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://naxosaudiobooks.com/king-lear-unabridged/ | title=King Lear | date=June 2016 }}</ref> It was nominated for an [[Audie Award for Audio Drama]] in 2003.

In October 2017, [[Big Finish Productions]] released an audio adaptation full cast drama. Adapted by [[Nicholas Pegg]]. The full cast starred [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]] as the titular King Lear, [[Lisa Bowerman]] as Regan, [[Louise Jameson]] as Goneril, [[Trevor Cooper]] as Oswald / Lear's Gentleman / Third Messenger, Raymond Coulthard (Edmund / Cornwall's Servant / Second Messenger / Second Gentleman), [[Barnaby Edwards]] (The King of France / Old Man / Herald), Ray Fearon (The Duke of Cornwall), Mike Grady (The Fool), Gwilym Lee (Edgar / the Duke of Burgundy), Tony Millan (The Earl of Gloucester / First Messenger), Nicholas Pegg (The Duke of Albany / Gloucester's Servant / Curan) and Paul Shelley (The Earl of Kent)<ref>{{cite web|author=Hughes Media Internet Limited |url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/king-lear-1679 |title=16. King Lear – Big Finish Classics |publisher=Big Finish |access-date=2022-08-01}}</ref>