Richard II

Synopsis
Radio version of Shakespeare’s play produced by John Richmond starring John Gielgud as Richard II and Ralph Richardson as John of Gaunt. With music composed and conducted by John Hotchkis. Richard Bebb narrates.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Notes
Excerpts from the BBC recording are available for listening on site at the British Library Sound Archive.
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director
John Richmond
Producer
John Richmond
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
John Hotchkis
Contributor
Richard Bebb
Cast
Alan Edwards 
Alan Reid 
Barbara Mitchell 
Bryan Kendrick 
Denis Goacher 
Gabriel Woolf 
Gareth Morgan 
George Howe 
Hugh Dickson 
Hugh Manning 
John Gielgud 
John Glen 
John Witty 
Keith Buckley 
Keith Williams 
Mark Dignam 
Michael Goodliffe 
Nicholas Edmett 
Penelope Lee 
Peter Coke 
Rachel Gurney 
Raf de la Torre 
Ralph Richardson 
Roderick Lovell 
Wilfrid Babbage 

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
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