SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Henry V

Synopsis

Two extracts from Henry V, adapted for radio and produced by Peter Watts. With John Clements as the King and Kay Hammond as Katharine.

Series

Coronation Curtain Up

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Recording date

22 Apr 1953

Transmission details

27 May 1953 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Light Programme)

Duration

120 mins

Credits

Producer

Peter Watts

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

John Hotchkis

Adaptor for Television

Peter Watts

Cast

John Clements	King Henry V
Valentine Dyall	Chorus
Howieson Culff	Archbishop of Canterbury
Kay Hammond	Katherine
John Wyse	Dauphin
Allan Jeayes	Duke of Exeter
Barry Brendan	John Bates
Brian Hayes	Richard, Earl of Cambridge
Cyril Shraps	Henry, Lord Scroop of Masham
Felix Felton	Duke of Orleans
Frank Duncan	Fluellen
Gwen Nelson	Mistress Quickley
Ivan Staff	Nym
John Carol (2)	Boy (Falstaff’s page)
John Garside	King Charles VI of France
John Laurie	Pistol
John Westbrook	Montjoy
Marjorie Westbury	Alice
Michael Bates	Bardolph
Molly Rankin	Queen Isabel
Peter Assinder	Duke of Gloucester
Peter Goss	Duke of Bedford
Stephen Jack	Michael Williams
T. St John Barry	Sir Thomas Grey
V.C. Clinton Baddeley	Holinshed
William Fox	Gower

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Henry V

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

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)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB