Tempest, The

Synopsis

Abbreviated version of Shakespeare’s late play produced and arranged in seven scenes and a prologue by Val Gielgud and E. A. Harding. The cast includes John Gielgud as Prospero and Angela Baddeley as Miranda. Music by Kate Coates and Leslie Woodgate is played by the BBC Orchestra, conducted by Leslie Woodgate.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

22 Feb 1931 at 16:45 (Channel: BBC National Programme)

Duration

101 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Producer

E. A. Harding; Val Gielgud

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Kate Coates; Leslie Woodgate

Cast

John Gielgud	Prospero
Angela Baddeley	Miranda
Leslie French	Ariel
Ralph Richardson	Caliban
Robert Speaight	Ferdinand
Alexander Sarner	Alonso
Andrew Churchman	Antonio
Arthur Goullet	Sebastian
Barbara Dillon	Juno
Dora Barton	Ceres
George Howe	Trinculo
H.O. Nicholson	Gonzalo
Katherine Hynes	Iris
Philip Wade	Boatswain
V.C. Clinton-Baddeley	Master of the Ship
V.C. Clinton-Baddeley	Stephano

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Tempest, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

British sculptor Eric Gill was so impressed with Leslie French’s performance in the same part at the Old Vic that he requested him as model for the figure of Ariel that he sculpted on the panel of the BBC Broadcasting House ('The B.B.C.'s "Ariel"', Radio Times, 20 February 1931, p. 412).

Reviews

Source: BBC Programme Records 1929-1932, The Times, Radio Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)