The Carrier Pigeon

Summary

1949 BBC live studio production of Eden Phillpotts’ The Carrier Pigeon. The productions of The Bear by Anton Chekhov and The Carrier Pigeon by Eden Phillpotts were presented together as part of a double bill of one-act plays.

Theatre play

The Carrier Pigeon by Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960) [more information]

Play synopsis

An old poacher’s dying wish is to fire his ancient shotgun, just as his despised neighbour’s prize carrier-pigeon flies into view.

Production history

Published in 1912; first performance currently unknown.

Date of transmission

Wednesday 9 March 1949

Time

8.45-9.00pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Eric Fawcett

Playwright

Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960)

Sets / Settings

Richard R. Greenough

Cast

Anne Blake	Milly Hawke
James Cameron	Elias Cobleigh
Arthur Hambling	Harry Hawke

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 4 March 1949 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 31; brief article, pp. 28-29

Associated programmes

The Bear (BBC, 1949)
The Bear by Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)
BBC Television