The Frog Prince

Summary

1950 BBC live studio production of Harcourt Williams’ one-act fairy tale The Frog Prince.

Theatre play

The Frog Prince by Harcourt Williams (1880-1957) [more information]

Play synopsis

A fairy tale play for children in one act.

Production history

Published in 1948.

Date of transmission

Wednesday 19 July 1950

Time

5.10-5.30pm

Series

For the Children

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Joy Harington

Playwright

Harcourt Williams (1880-1957)

Cast

Patricia Field	Princess
Warren Hearndon	Frog
Alan Judd	King
Hugh Munro	Faithful Henry
Peter Rendell	Prince

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

children’s drama; fairy tale

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 14 July 1950 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 38