SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio broadcast featuring selected scenes from the play. With Carleton Hobbs as King John, and Howard Marion-Crawford as Philip, the Bastard. The commentary, written by M. R. Ridley, is spoken by Christopher Pemberton.

Series

International Drama

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Recording date

31 Aug 1947

Transmission details

3 Sep 1947 at 21:55 (Channel: BBC Third Programme)

Duration

75 mins

Credits

Producer

Mary Hope Allen

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

Christopher Pemberton

Cast

Carleton Hobbs	King John
Howard Marion-Crawford	Philip the Bastard
Dorothy Green	Lady Constance
Norman Shelley	Hubert
Brian Parker	Arthur, Duke of Brittaine
Abraham Sofaer	Cardinal Pandulph
Alistair Bannerman	Robert Faulconbridge
Bruce Belfrage	Earl of Salisbury
Charles Lamb	Executioner
Harold Reese	Prince Henry
Horace Sequeira	Sheriff
John Baker	Messenger
John Bentley	Châtillon
John Clifford	Earl of Pembroke
Molly Rankin	Lady Faulconbridge
Olivia Burleigh	Queen Eleanor
Peter Creswell	King Philip of France
Roy Dean	Louis the Dauphin

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

King John

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Rehearsals: 29/8/1947-31/8/1947

History

The sixth programme in the drama series introduces the BBC Third Programme’s transmission of the complete sequence of Shakespeare’s historical plays within a single week commmencing October 4, 1947.

Textual information

A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)