Henry IV, Part 1

Synopsis: First of a two-part production of Shakespeare’s play for radio. The first two acts of the play are arranged for broadcasting by Peter Dews. With David March as Henry IV and James McKechnie as Hotspur.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Radio
Recording date: 23 Sep 1955
Transmission details: 9 Oct 1955 at 20:15 (Channel: BBC Midland)
Duration: 135 mins
Availability: Unknown

Notes: Transmitted by Midland Home Service. According to the production script, the programme was also transmitted on the BBC Home service on 8/10/1955. This could not be verified by The Times listings for that date.
General: Recorded at Maida Vale Studios, London.
Rehearsals: 21/9-23/9/1955
History: The second part of Henry IV, Part 1 was transmitted a week later on 9/10/1955. In 1956, Dews produced a similar two-part radio version for Henry IV, Part 2 (see separate entries for various parts).
Textual information: A written transcript of the production is being held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.

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David March	King Henry IV
Norman Shelley	Sir John Falstaff
James McKechnie	Henry Percy (Hotspur)
Vivienne Chatterton	Mistress Quickly
Arnold Peters	Messenger
Arnold Peters	Sir Michael
Arnold Peters	Messenger
Duncan McIntyre	Archibald, Earl of Douglas
Frank Windsor	Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
Jack May	Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York
John Dexter	Lord John of Lancaster
Meredith Edwards	Owen Glendower
Michael Bates	Bardolph
Noel Johnson	Sir Walter Blunt
Peter Wilde	Sir Richard Vernon
Philip Morant	Holinshed
Ralph Hallett	Earl of Westmoreland
Rosalie Crutchley	Lady Percy
Sulwen Morgan	Lady Mortimer

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