Androcles and the Lion, Part 1
- Summary
- 1960 BBC two-part production for schools of Androcles and the Lion by George Bernard Shaw. The first part exists in the archives, but the second is lost.
- Theatre play
- Androcles and the Lion by [George] Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Tuesday 8 March 1960
- Time
- 2.05-2.35pm
- Series
- Schools
- Channel
- BBC Television
- Production company
- BBC
Credits
- Producer
- Ronald Eyre
- Playwright
- [George] Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
- Composer
- George Hall
- Musician
- George Hall
- Designer
- Gordon Roland
- Special Effects
- Jeremy Bisley ('The lion roared by’)
- Cast
Patsy Byrne Megaera Roderick Cook Androcles Peggy Forbes-Robertson Christian Dudley Foster Centurion Julian Glover The Captain Martin Gordon Soldier Gordon Gostelow Menagerie Keeper Michael Greenwood Soldier Clinton Greyn Ferrovius Trevor Griffiths (1935-) Soldier Alan Holden Christian Richard Holden Christian Rikki Howson Slave Meriel Hunn Christian Frederick Jones Christian Evelyn Lund Christian Ruth Meyers Lavinia Patrick Milner Soldier Kevin Moore Slave Donald Pickering Metellus Terry Scully Spintho Peter Stenson Soldier Bob Stevenson The Lion Michael Wells Soldier David William Lentulus
Additional details
- Origination
- Recorded in studio
- Vision original
- Monochrome
- Later transmissions
- Repeated on 11 October 1960 (2.05-2.35pm).
- Play tags
- ancient Rome and colonies; Christianity; comedy
- Programme context tags
- schools television programming
Audiovisual sources
- Title
- Androcles and the Lion (BBC, 1960)
- Archive
- BBC Information and Archives [more information]
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Print sources
- Title
- Radio Times, 4 March 1960 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- listing, p. 11
Associated programmes
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