Treasure Island

Summary

1938 BBC Television presentation of scenes from Eric Lugg’s production of Treasure Island from the Savoy Theatre, London.

Theatre play

Treasure Island by J. B. Fagan (1873-1933) [more information]

Play synopsis

J. B. Fagan’s adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure novel of pirates and buried gold, first published as a book in 1883.

Production history

J. B. Fagan’s adaptation of Treasure Island first played in December 1922 at the Savoy Theatre with Arthur Bourchier as Long John Silver. This was so popular that it was revived every Christmas until the outbreak of WWII. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoy_Theatre, accessed 4 January 1937.)

Date of transmission

Tuesday 4 January 1938

Time

9.25pm (25 mins)

Series

Theatre Parade

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Theatre company

Savoy Theatre, London

Credits

Theatre Producer

Eric Lugg

Playwright

J. B. Fagan (1873-1933)

Writer

Robert Louis Stevenson

Cast

Malcolm Keen

Long John Silver

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

adaptation of novel; pirates

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 31 December 1937 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 17