SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio version of Shakespeare’s play produced by John Tydeman and adapted for broadcasting by R. D. Smith. With Irene Worth as Queen Katherine, Alan Badel as Cardinal Wolseley, Keith Michell as King Henry and Ian McKellen as Earl of Surrey. The music is composed and conducted by Frederick Marshall.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

2 Dec 1966 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC Third Programme)

Duration

160 mins

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Producer

John Tydeman

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Frederick Marshall

Adaptor for Radio

R. D. Smith

Cast

Keith Michell	King Henry VIII
Irene Worth	Queen Katherine
Robert Lang	Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
Alan Badel	Cardinal Wolsey
Penelope Lee	Anne Boleyn
Anthony Hall	Griffith
Anthony Jackson	Surveyor
Bash Jones	Lord Sandys
Gladys Spencer	Patience
Glyn Dearman	Lord Abergavenny
Glyn Dearman	Gentleman (3)
Harold Kasket	Cardinal Campeius
Haydn Jones	Brandon
Humphrey Morton	Gentleman (2)
Humphrey Morton	Chorus (Prologue)
Ian McKellen	Earl of Surrey
James Thomason	Lord Chancellor
John Baddeley	Porter’s Man
John Dearth	Gardiner, later Bishop of Winchester
John Dearth	Porter
John Justin	Duke of Buckingham
Mary O’Farrell	Old Lady
Nigel Anthony	Sir Henry Guildford
Noel Howlett	Thomas Cromwell
Peter Woodthorpe	Duke of Suffolk
Preston Lockwood	Lord Caputius
Rolf Lefebvre	Lord Chamberlain
Tim Seeley	Gentleman (1)
William Eedle	Sir Thomas Lovell
William Squire	Duke of Norfolk

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Henry VIII

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Transmitted with a 10-minute musical interval at 8.40 p. m. approximately.

Reviews

John Tydeman presents his interpretation of the play in ‘Shakespeare’s King Henry VIII’, Radio Times, 2 December 1966, p. 61.
Source: Radio Times, The Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)