Learning on ScreenKing Henry VIII
- Synopsis
- Radio version of Shakespeare’s play arranged for broadcasting by Dulcima Galsby and produced by Howard Rose. With Baliol Holloway as Henry and Marie Ney as Queen Katherine. The Wireless Orchestra is conducted by V. Hely-Hutchinson.
- Series
- Great Plays
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 13 Aug 1929 at 21:15 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 114 mins
- Availability
- No copy extant
Credits
- Producer
- Howard Rose
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Contributor
- Victor Hely-Hutchinson
- Adaptor for Radio
- Dulcima Glasby
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Henry VIII
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Originally broadcast from Daventry Experimental 5XX, the broadcast by the company was repeated from the London Station the next day, with a simultaneous broadcast to several other stations
- History
- Broadcast as part of the BBC’s ‘Great Plays’ series in which twelve world drama classics were produced for radio between 1928-1929.
- Reviews
- Source: BBC Programme Records 1929-1932, The Times
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Record Stats
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