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John Bull’s Other Island

Summary
1964 BBC production of John Bull’s Other Island by George Bernard Shaw.
Theatre play
John Bull’s Other Island by [George] Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) [more information]
Date of transmission
Wednesday 22 April 1964
Time
9.45-11.20pm
Series
Festival
Channel
BBC1
Production company
BBC

Credits

Director
Alan Cooke
Producer
Peter Luke
Playwright
[George] Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
Composer
Norman Percival
Designer
Richard Henry
Script Editor
Harry Moore (credited as ‘Story Editor’)
Cast
Madeleine ChristieAunt Judy
Petra DaviesNora Reilly
J. G. DevlinMatt Haffigan
Donal DonnellyTim Haffigan
Ronald FraserTom Broadbent
Harold GoldblattCornelius Doyle
Niall MacGinnissPeter Keegan
Oliver MacGreevyBarney Doran
Daniel MasseyLarry Doyle
Patrick McAlinneyFather Dempsey
Charles Lloyd PackHodson
Maurie TaylorPatsy Farrell

Additional details

Play tags
Republic of Ireland, as theme or setting

Audiovisual sources

Title
John Bull’s Other Island (BBC, 1964)
Archive
BBC Information and Archives [more information]
Address

White City
London
UK

Telephone

+44 (0)20 8008 2288

Website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/informationandarchives/

Access

BBC Information and Archives is not open to the public.

Print sources

Title
Fresh Look at Shavian Pantomime (Newspaper review)
Reference
The Times, 23 April 1964, p. 15
Title
Radio Times, 16 April 1964 (Magazine)
Linking notes
article with photograph, p. 43; listing, p. 47

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