The Land of Heart’s Desire
- Summary
- 1948 BBC live studio production of W. B. Yeats’ short drama The Land of Heart’s Desire.
- Theatre play
- The Land of Heart’s Desire by W. B. Yeats (1865-1939) [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Tuesday 7 September 1948
- Time
- 9.15-9.45pm
- Channel
- BBC Television
- Production company
- BBC
Credits
- Producer
- George More O’Ferrall (1907-1982)
- Playwright
- W. B. Yeats (1865-1939)
- Cast
Henry Oscar (1891-1969) Shawn Bruin Mary O’Farrell Maire Bruin
Additional details
- Origination
- Live from studio
- Vision original
- Monochrome
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- 19th-century setting; Irish drama
Print sources
- Title
- Radio Times, 3 September 1948 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- listing, p. 26
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