Learning on ScreenJulius Caesar, Part 2: The Fifteenth
- Summary
- 1963 BBC production of Julius Caesar, presented in three parts as a component of the nine-episode cycle The Spread of the Eagle, which is based on three Roman plays by Shakespeare. The Fifteenth is Part 2 of Julius Caesar.
- Theatre play
- Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Friday 31 May 1963
- Time
- 9.25-10.15pm
- Series
- Spread of the Eagle
- Channel
- BBC Television
- Production company
- BBC
Credits
- Director
- Peter Dews
- Producer
- Peter Dews
- Playwright
- William Shakespeare
- Composer
- Christopher Whelen
- Conductor
- Christopher Whelen
- Designer
- Clifford Hatts
- Costume Supervisor
- Elizabeth Agombar
- Make-up Supervisor
- Tommy Manderson
- Cast
Paul Bailey Artemidorus John Barcroft Trebonius Yvonne Bonnamy Calpurnia Raymond Clarke Leonard Cracknell Metellus Cimber Pamela Craig Roger Croucher Cinna Peter Cushing Caius Cassius Marion Desmond Hugh Dickson Cinna Paul Eddington Marcus Brutus Bernard Finch Caius Ligarius John Gay John Greenwood A Servant to Caesar Paul Harris Popilius Lenna Ben Harte Plebeian Roy Herrick Lucius Geoffrey Hinsliff Plebeian Barry Jackson Plebeian Barry Jones Julius Caesar David King Charles Laurence A Servant to Octavius Caesar Bernard Lloyd Publius Jack May Casca Keith Michell Mark Antony Brian Oulton Lepidus Caroline Stephens Wendy Varnals Terry Wale A Servant to Antony Paul Webster Soothsayer Jane Wenham Portia David Weston Plebeian David William Octavius Caesar Jerome Willis Decius Brutus Hilary Wright
Additional details
- Play tags
- ancient Rome and colonies; tragedy
Audiovisual sources
- Title
- Julius Caesar, Part 2: The Fifteenth (BBC, 1963)
- Archive
- BBC Information and Archives [more information]
Address
White City
Telephone
London
UK+44 (0)20 8008 2288
Websitehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/informationandarchives/
AccessBBC Information and Archives is not open to the public.
Print sources
- Title
- Radio Times, 23 May 1963 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- illustrated article, p. 48; listing, p. 51
- Title
- Radio Times, 25 April 1963 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- article on The Spread of the Eagle cycle on p. 49
- Title
- The Spread of the Eagle: Julius Caesar (BBC, 1963) (Blog article)
- Author/creator
- John Wyver (Author)
- Reference
- Published online at https://screenplaystv.wordpress.com/2012/07/22/spread-of-the-eagle-julius-caesar-bbc-1963/ on 22 July 2012
- Notes
- This blog article focuses mainly on the Julius Caesar parts of the Spread of the Eagle, but it also has something to say about the series as a whole.
Associated programmes
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