Learning on ScreenWars of the Roses, The: King Henry VI, Part 2
- Synopsis
- Radio version of the play adapted and produced by Peter Watts and broadcast as part of a sequence of Shakespeare’s histories. With Valentine Dyall as Henry VI and Sonia Dresdel as Margaret of Anjou. The fanfares are composed by John Hotchkis.
- Series
- Wars of the Roses, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Recording date
- 23 Oct 1952
- Transmission details
- 2 Nov 1952 at 18:15 (Channel: BBC Third Programme)
- Duration
- 120 mins
- Availability
- Unknown
Credits
- Producer
- Peter Watts
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Editor
- John Dover Wilson
- Music
- John Hotchkis
- Adaptor for Radio
- Peter Watts
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Henry VI part 2
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- A BBC recording.
Rehearsals: 19/10/1952-23/10/1952 - General
- The ‘Wars of the Roses’ broadcasting sequence does not open with Henry VI, 1 because the play, according to Dover Wilson, is a "patchwork in which Shakespeare collaborated with inferior dramatists" ('Shakespeare’s Chronicles of the War of the Roses’, Radio Times, 24 October 1952, p. 7).
- History
- Part of a sequence of history plays broadcast under the title ‘The Wars of the Roses’ from 31/10/1952- 6/11/1952 on BBC Third Programme (see separate entries for each episode).
- Textual information
- A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
- Reviews
- In ‘The Wars of the Roses’ (Radio Times, 31 October 1952, p.11), producer Peter Watts explains how the plays are linked and airs some of the problems they present when produced as a sequence.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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