Old Mr. Lear

Synopsis

Radio play by Dudley Evans broadcast in the ‘Saturday Matinee’ slot. The list of dramatis personae and title of this radio drama suggest that it is based on Shakespeare’s tragedy.

Series

Saturday Matinee

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Availability

No archive copy found (2007)

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Producer

Peter Watts

Writer

Dudley Evans

Cast

Anthony Jacobs
David Kossoff
Denise Bryer
Dorothy Smith
Ella Milne
Elsa Palmer
Eric Anderson
Gabrielle Blunt
Gladys Spencer
Joan Hart
Joan Matheson
John Turnbull
Margaret Vines
Marjorie Westbury
Peter Coke
Richard Hurndall
Ronald Sidney
Stanley Groome
Susan Richards

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)