What Say They?

Summary: BBC Television production of James Bridie’s comedy What Say They?
Theatre play: What Say They? by James Bridie (1888-1951) [more information]
Play synopsis: Set in a Scottish university, the action centres on a feud between the puritanical Professor Hayman and an undergraduate, Sheltie, who is brilliant at his studies but ‘an incorrigible young rip’ outside of the classroom (Radio Times, 3 August 1956, p.27).
Production history: Produced at the Festival Theatre in Malvern, 7 August 1939 (source: http://www.4-wall.com/authors/authors_b/bridie_james.htm).
Date of transmission: Tuesday 7 August 1956
Time: 8.15pm (60 mins)
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Director

Lyon Todd

Playwright

James Bridie (1888-1951)

Designer

Roy Oxley

Cast

Title: A Better Medium for Fantasy: Bridie in a New Light (Newspaper review)
Reference: The Manchester Guardian, 8 August 1956, p. 3

Title: What Say They? (Audience Research Report)
Archive: BBC Written Archives Centre (WAC) [more information]
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Reference: Report reference VR/56/414, held in file R9/7/23

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