SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Televised recording produced by Stephen Harrison with Donald Wolfit in the title role.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Transmission details

20 Jan 1952 at 20:30 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

50 mins

Availability

Unavailable

Credits

Producer

Stephen Harrison (2)

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Donald Wolfit	King John
Joseph O’Conor	Philip the Bastard
Sonia Dresdel	Lady Constance
William Devlin	Hubert de Burgh (Hubert)
Michael Croudson	Prince Arthur (Arthur, Duke of Brittaine)
Cavan Malone	Prince Henry
David Woodman	English Herald (Herald)
Elwyn Brook-Jones	Cardinal Pandulph
James Dale	King Philip of France
John Arnold	French Herald (Herald)
John Southworth	Robert Faulconbridge
Judith Stott	Blanche
Maurice Colbourne	Earl of Salisbury
Megan Latimer	Lady Faulconbridge
Michael Raghan	Peter de Pomfret
Richard Bebb	Louis the Dauphin
Robert Sansom	Châtillon
Roderick Lovell	Earl of Pembroke
Una Venning	Queen Eleanor
Victor Lucas	Limoges, Duke of Austria

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

King John

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

A typescript is held by The Birmingham Shakespeare Library.

History

This is the first televised recording of a live performance of the play of which only three filmed adaptations have been made to date.

Figures

Reaction Index of 64. The smallest audience for a Shakespeare play since the TV Viewing Panel reports were established (BBC Audience Research). The Reaction Index is a measurement of the quality
and success of the programme with the audience who had watched it. It is based on a range of 0 to 100.)

Reviews

Source: Radio Times
Lional Hale writes about the production in ‘King John Against Faulconbridge’, Radio Times, 18 January 1952, p. 41.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)