Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions From shiny black floors to sticky-back plastic. Robert Jones was responsible for both the stage and television design: he lets us into the secrets.

In the Opening Scene Claudius and Gertrude came to the front of the stage in a royal procession with Hamlet stood just behind them. You can see that the set-design looked like a black drum ...

[ART Box A933] Hamlet [a set of 121 original drawings] [graphic] / John Austen. This item is openly available as part of an Open Artstor collection. For terms of use ...