SHAKESPEARE

Henry Agincourt: Scenes from ‘Henry V’ (1943 Radio)

Producer

Peter Creswell

Radio broadcasts of an extract from Shakespeare’s King Henry (Act IV), with Esmond Knight in the title role.

King Henry V (1942 Radio)

Producer

Howard Rose

Radio version of Shakespeare’s play produced and adapted by Howard Rose. With Laurence Olivier in the title role. James Dale is the narrator.

World in Arms (1941 Radio)

Series

Man Shakespeare, The

Producer

Val Gielgud

Second in a series of 30-minute broadcasts showcasing scenes from Shakespeare’s plays performed by leading actors of the time. This episode focuses on three history plays, Henry V, Henry IV, Part 1 and...

Immortal Falstaff, The (1941 Radio)

Radio broadcast of scenes from Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, and an epilogue from Henry V. Produced by Barbara Burnham. No further information available (1/2008).

Immortal Falstaff, The (1941 Radio)

Producer

Barbara Burnham

Radio broadcast. The story of Falstaff is told in scenes from Shakespeare’s Henry IV and an epilogue from Henry V. With Frederick Lloyd as Falstaff. Produced by Barbara Burnham.

Richard II (Excerpt) (1941 Audio)

A British War Relief Society recording in which Maurice Evans recites speeches from Richard II and Henry V.

Henry at Agincourt (1939 Radio)

Producer

Val Gielgud

Leslie Banks performs scenes from Henry V, which, as Radio Times programme listings remind its wartime readers "contains some of the most stirring lines in English literature" (3 November 1939, p. 3).

Scenes from Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’ (1937 Television)

Series

Scenes from Shakespeare

Director

George More O’Ferrall

Producer

George More O’Ferrall

Televised broadcast of a scene of the play, directed by George More O’Ferrall and starring Yvonne Arnaud as Katherine. According to Rothwell/Melzer (1990), the scene selected seems to depict the wooing of...

Julius Caesar (1937 Radio)

Producer

Peter Creswell

A shortened version of the play produced and adapted for radio by Peter Creswell. With Henry Caine as Caesar and Ion Swinley as Brutus.

English Literature II: Henry V (1936 Radio)

aka: Henry V

Series

Schools

Producer

George Dixon

Schools radio broadcast. A dramatic reading of scenes from Henry V with Robert Harris in the title role.