Fluellen

Synopsis
Radio broadcast on an excerpt from Henry V that focuses on the character of Fluellen. Arranged for radio by Herbert Farjeon and produced by Mary Hope Allen. With Leslie Stokes as speaker.
Series
Radio Theatre: Shakespeare’s Characters
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
13 Mar 1944 at 11:30 (Channel: BBC World Service)
Duration
29 mins
Availability
Unknown

Credits

Producer
Mary Hope Allen
Writer
William Shakespeare
Adaptor for Radio
Herbert Farjeon
Cast
Robert SpeaightFluellen

Additional Details

Production type
Other
Plays
Henry V
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
According to the programme notes in London Calling, "Mr. Farjeon had always been interested in the big figures among the secondary characters in Shakespeare’s plays. In this series he expands upon their personalities, illustrating his theories by some of the scenes in which these characters appear" (No. 302: 1945, p. 20)
History
Episode 9 in the series
The programme was originally broadcast on the External Service on the following dates:
13/3/1944 General Overseas Service, 11:30 GMT
15/3/1944 North American Service, 1:30 GMT (21:30 EWT)
15/3/1944 Pacific Service, 9:00 GMT
13/3/1944 African Service, 16:45 GMT
The broadcast was transmitted on BBC General Forces Programme on 13/5/1944 at 12:30.
In a repeat of the series in December 1945, Esmond Knight is credited as playing Fluellen.
Textual information
A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
Reviews
Source: The Times, Radio Times, London Calling
Annotated radio scripts of all the 18 episodes in the series are being held at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection.

Production Company

Name

BBC World Service

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Fluellen". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70255 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)