Learning on ScreenToad of Toad Hall
- Summary
- 1953 BBC presentation of A. A. Milne’s play Toad of Toad Hall, given on Boxing Day before an invited audience of children in the Television Theatre.
- Theatre play
- Toad of Toad Hall by A. A. Milne (1882-1956) [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Saturday 26 December 1953
- Time
- 5.00-6.30pm
- Channel
- BBC Television
- Production company
- BBC
Credits
- Producer
- Joy Harington
- Playwright
- A. A. Milne (1882-1956)
- Original Book by
- Kenneth Grahame
- Music
- H. Frazer-Simson
- Conductor
- Eric Robinson
- Sets / Settings
- Richard Wilmot
- Assistant Producer
- Stephen Wade
- Cast
John Baker Back-legs of Alfred Hilda Barry Nurse; Bargewoman Rowena Bragg Miles Brown Alfred Gerald Campion Toad Erik Chitty (1907-1977) Judge Sharon Duke Dennis Edwards Chief Ferret / Gaoler Gillian Gale Marigold / Phoebe Violet Gould Washerwoman June Harley Sally Keogh Leslie Kyle Policeman Gail Mackenzie Jean Minett Judy Nash Jack Newmark Mole Brenda Oliver Andrew Osborn Water Rat Sally Pearce Jacqueline Smith Derek Tansley Chief Stoat / Usher Don Tasker Chief Weasel Patrick Troughton Mr Badger Sussanah White
Additional details
- Origination
- Live from theatre
- Later transmissions
- Presented again at 5.00pm on Thursday 31 December 1953.
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- adaptation of novel; children’s drama
- Programme context tags
- children’s television
Print sources
- Title
- Radio Times, 18 December 1953 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- listing and photograph, p. 50
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