The Day of Glory

Summary

1951 BBC production of The Day of Glory by H. E. Bates.

Theatre play

The Day of Glory by H. E. Bates (1905-1974) [more information]

Play synopsis

A play in three acts set in the south of England in the summer of 1942, at the time of the Dieppe raid.

Production history

Dated to 1945.

Date of transmission

Sunday 16 September 1951

Time

8.30-10.00pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Tania Lieven

Playwright

H. E. Bates (1905-1974)

Sets / Settings

Barry Learoyd

Cast

Jane Barrett	Julia
Anton Diffring	Pilot-Officer L. Radwanski
Mary Merrall	Millicent Sanderson
Muriel Pavlow	Catherine Delacourt
Zena Walker	Diana Sanderson
Meadows [or Meadow] White	Charles
Arthur Wontner	Colonel Sanderson, DSO
Brian Worth	Squadron-Leader Jack Sanderson, DFC

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Later transmissions

Presented again at 7.30pm on Thursday 20 September 1951.

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

Second World War, as theme or setting; wartime, as theme or setting

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 14 September 1951 (Magazine)

Linking notes

article, p. 47; listing, p. 48