Richard III [scenes]

Summary

BBC Television production of Act I, scene ii of Richard III.

Theatre play

Richard III by William Shakespeare [more information]

Play synopsis

'Richard III concludes Shakespeare’s four plays covering the Wars of the Roses. It is based on Sir Thomas More’s life of Richard, which is largely untrue’ (source: http://www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/richard-iii/synopsis.aspx).

Production history

Dated to c. 1592-93.

Date of transmission

Friday 9 April 1937

Time

9.58pm (17 mins)

Series

Scenes from Shakespeare

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Stephen Thomas

Playwright

William Shakespeare

Cast

W. Fleming
R. Glyn
A. Hamilton
Beatrix Lehmann	Lady Anne
Ernest Milton	Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

historical drama; royalty

Print sources

Title

BBC Television Programme Records: vol. 1, 1937-38 (Book)

Reference

London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1938

Linking notes

listing on p. 28

Title

Radio Times, 2 April 1937 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing on p. 6