Learning on ScreenKing Henry the Fifth
- Alternative title
- Henry V Shakespeare Night
- Synopsis
- Two-hour radio adaptation of the play, arranged and directed by A. Corbett-Smith. Cyril Estcourt performs the title role and Haidee Gunn speaks the parts of both Katharine of France and the Chorus. Other parts are performed by members of The Station Repertory Company. Dan Godfrey Junior conducts the 2LO Orchestra and the Lyric Quartet.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 27 May 1924 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 120 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy extant
Credits
- Director
- A. Corbett-Smith
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Contributor
- Dan Godfrey
- Adaptor for Radio
- A. Corbett-Smith
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Henry V
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The Radio Times programme notes specify that "the famous ‘Agincourt Song,' written for the Victory of Agincourt, will be sung before the closing of the play."
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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