The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff, Part 2: The Call to Arms
- Summary
- 1959 BBC production for schools of The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff, adapted from the history plays of Shakespeare and transmitted in seven parts.
- Theatre play
- Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Tuesday 27 January 1959
- Time
- 2.05-2.35pm
- Series
- Schools
- Channel
- BBC Television
- Production company
- BBC
Credits
- Producer
- Ronald Eyre
- Playwright
- William Shakespeare
- Composer
- Kenneth Leighton
- Conductor
- Lionel Salter
- Designer
- Gordon Roland
- Wardrobe
- Maureen Muggeridge
- Make-up
- Shirley Speight
- Cast
George Benson Bardolph Roderick Cook Nym Martin Gordon unnamed part Michael Greenwood unnamed part Robert Harris King Henry IV Colin Jeavons Prince Henry Noel Johnson Blunt Roger Livesey Falstaff Audrey Noble Mistress Quickly Eric Thompson Poins Peter Welch Sheriff Meadows [or Meadow] White Carrier
Additional details
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- historical drama; royalty
- Programme context tags
- schools television programming
Print sources
- Title
- Radio Times, 23 January 1959 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- listing, p. 14
Associated programmes
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