Henry IV, Part 1: The Road to Shrewsbury

Summary: 1960 BBC production of Henry IV, Part 1: The Road to Shrewsbury by Shakespeare, the fourth in the fifteen-part series An Age of Kings which was the BBC’s great national pageant of eight history plays.
Theatre play: Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare [more information]
Play synopsis: 'Henry IV, Part 1 depicts a span of history that begins with Hotspur’s battle at Homildon against the Douglas late in 1402 and ends with the defeat of the rebels at Shrewsbury in the middle of 1403’ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV,_Part_1).
Production history: Believed to have been written no later than 1597 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV,_Part_1).
Date of transmission: Thursday 9 June 1960
Time: 8.45-10.00pm
Series: Age of Kings
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Director

Michael Hayes

Producer

Peter Dews

Playwright

William Shakespeare

Composer

Arthur Bliss (title music)

Composer

Christopher Whelen

Designer

Stanley Morris

Cast

Title: The Road to Shrewsbury: Henry IV, Part 1 (BBC, 1960)
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Title: An Age of Kings: Eight History Plays by William Shakespeare
Commercial availability: Released in 2013 by Illuminations in the Screen Plays series

Title: Adapting the Histories: An Age of Kings on Screen (Essay)
Author/creator: John Wyver (Author)
Reference: Published as the booklet essay accompanying the commercially available DVD set An Age of Kings: Eight History Plays by William Shakespeare, released by Illuminations in the Screen Plays series.

Title: An Age of Kings: ‘die all, die merrily’ (Blog article)
Author/creator: John Wyver (Author)
Reference: http://screenplaystv.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/an-age-of-kings-die-all-die-merrily, published 22 July 2009

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