King John

Synopsis

Radio version of Shakespeare’s play adapted and produced for broadcasting by Wilfrid Grantham. With Robert Harris as King John and Noel Iliff as narrator. The incidental music is conducted and composed by Norman Demuth.

Series

World Theatre

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

7 Aug 1953 at 21:15 (Channel: BBC Home Service)

Duration

105 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Producer

Wilfrid Grantham

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Norman Demuth

Adaptor for Radio

Wilfrid Grantham

Cast

Robert Harris	King John
John Van Eyssen	Philip the Bastard
Maxine Audley	Lady Constance
Deryck Guyler	Hubert
Richard Brooke	Arthur, Duke of Brittaine
Allan Jeayes	Earl of Salisbury
Arthur Lawrence	Châtillon
Brian Hayes	Peter de Pomfret
Dafydd Havard	Prince Henry
David Peel	Louis the Dauphin
Douglas Hayes	Robert Faulconbridge
Jane Meredith	Lady Faulconbridge
Jeanette Tregarthen	Blanche
Michael O’Halloran	Citizen of Angers
Nan Marriott-Watson	Queen Eleanor
Neville Hartley	Limoges, Duke of Austria
Noel Iliff	Narrator
Norman Claridge	Earl of Pembroke
Richard Wordsworth	King Philip of France
Robert Farquharson	Cardinal Pandulph
Rupert Davies	Melun

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

King John

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Rehearsals: 4/8/1953-10/8/1953

Textual information

A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.

Reviews

Source: The Times, Radio Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)