Characters from the Country [9/5/1938]

Synopsis

Rural documentary series. In this episode Graham Castle, secretary of the Gloucestershire Rural Community Council, presents the Uley Village Players, an amateur Shakespeare company from the county. He introduces two of its members, Harry Vick, the village blacksmith, who in a recent Shakespeare production played Othello alongside Desdemona aka Diana Awdry from Stinchcombe Hill.

Series

Characters from the Country

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

9 May 1938 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC Midland)

Duration

15 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Contributor

Graham Castle

Cast

Harry Vick	Othello
Diana Awdry	Desdemona

Additional Details

Theatre company

Uley Village Players

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)