The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
- Summary
- 1938 BBC Television studio production of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare’s Roman play, performed in modern dress.
- Theatre play
- Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Sunday 24 July 1938
- Time
- 9.05-10.15pm (70 mins)
- Channel
- BBC Television
- Production company
- BBC
Credits
- Producer
- Dallas Bower (1907-1999)
- Playwright
- William Shakespeare
- Composer
- James Hartley
- Scenic Effects by
- Malcolm Baker-Smith
- Cast
D. A. Clarke-Smith Marcus Antonius Laura Cowie Calpurnia Carol Goodner Portia Lawrence Hanray Casca Anthony Ireland (1902-1957) Cassius Ernest Milton Julius Caesar Sebastian Shaw Marcus Brutus John Turnbull Decius Brutus Alan Wheatley Titinius
Additional details
- Origination
- Live from studio
- Vision original
- Monochrome
- Later transmissions
- Presented again at 3.00pm on Wednesday 27 July 1938.
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- ancient Rome and colonies; tragedy
Print sources
- Title
- From the Palace to the Grove (Book)
- Author/creator
- Michael Barry (Author)
- Reference
- London: Royal Television Society, 1992
- Linking notes
- p. 30 with comments on the production
- Title
- Radio Times, 22 July 1938 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- listing and picture, p. 18
- Title
- Television: Julius Caesar (Newspaper review)
- Author/creator
- Anonymous (Reviewer)
- Reference
- The Manchester Guardian, 25 July 1938, p. 7
- Title
- Television: Now Then, Ally Pally! (Magazine review)
- Author/creator
- Grace Wyndham Goldie (Reviewer)
- Reference
- The Listener, 11 August 1938, p. 307
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