Happy and Glorious, Part 4: 1861-1862
- Summary
- 1952 BBC production of Victoria Regina, Laurence Housman’s dramatised biography of Queen Victoria, produced live from the studio and transmitted in six parts.
- Theatre play
- Victoria Regina by Laurence Housman (1865-1959) [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Saturday 4 October 1952
- Time
- 8.50-9.25pm
- Channel
- BBC Television
- Production company
- BBC
Credits
- Producer
- Desmond Davis
- Playwright
- Laurence Housman (1865-1959)
- Adapted for Television by
- Desmond Davis
- Sets / Settings
- Stephen Bundy
- Assistant Producer
- Tony Richardson
- Cast
Michael Aldridge Prince Albert Renée Asherson Queen Victoria Frank Birch Dr James Clark Laidman Browne Lord Palmerston Wynne Clark Mrs Gladstone Eleanor Hallam Head Nurse David Horne Mr Richards Douglas Jefferies Sir Henry Holland Henry Longhurst General Grey Nanette Newman Princess Alice Graham Stuart Dr Watson Ann Swift Princess Helena
Additional details
- Origination
- Live from studio
- Vision original
- Monochrome
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- biographical play; royalty
Print sources
- Title
- Radio Times, 26 September 1952 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- listing, p. 49
Associated programmes
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