1066 and All That

Summary: BBC live studio production for Christmas Day 1952 of Reginald Arkell’s musical comedy 1066 and All That.
Theatre play: 1066 and All That by Reginald Arkell (1882-1959) [more information]
Play synopsis: Based on the work, subtitled A Memorable History of England, written by W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman (serialised in Punch and published as a book in 1930).
Production history: Performed in 1936 ('Manchester Stage and Screen: 1066 and All That at the Palace Theatre’, The Manchester Guardian, 22 September 1936, p. 13), and possibly elsewhere earlier.
Date of transmission: Thursday 25 December 1952
Time: 9.30-11.00pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Michael Westmore

Animation

Antony Hart

Animation

Alfred Wurmser

Adapted for Television by

Desmond Davis

Original Book by

R. C. Sellar

Original Book by

R. J. Yeatman

Book by

Reginald Arkell (1882-1959)

Music

Alfred Reynolds

Lyrics

Reginald Arkell (1882-1959)

Orchestrations by

Jack Jordan

Musical Direction

Leighton Lucas

Chorus Directed by

Dennis Ringrowe

Designer

Lawrence [Laurence] Broadhouse

Choreographer

Peter Glover

Cast

Origination: Live from studio
Vision original: Monochrome
Later transmissions: A special children’s edition was broadcast at 5.00pm on Saturday 27 December 1952.
Extant status: No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags: comedy; historical drama; musical

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