History of Henry the Fourth, The - Part One

Synopsis

Radio version of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1 produced by Charles Lefeaux starring Harry Andrews in the title role and Robert Hardy as Hal.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

7 Feb 1964 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Third Programme)

Duration

180 (incl. interval)

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Producer

Charles Lefeaux

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Harry Andrews	King Henry IV
Robert Hardy	Prince Henry (Hal)
Joss Ackland	Sir John Falstaff
Haydn Jones	Henry Percy (Hotspur)
Sheila Grant	Mistress Quickly
Andrew Sachs	Francis, a Drawer
David March	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Fraser Kerr	Poins
Frederick Treves	Gadshill
Gabriel Woolf	Sir Richard Vernon
Harry Danks	Singer
Heather Stannard	Lady Percy
Hugh Griffith	Owen Glendower
John Baddeley	Peto
John Gabriel	Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
John Ruddock	Sir Michael
John Rye	Lord John of Lancaster
Michael Bates	Bardolph
Osian Ellis	Singer
Peter Copley	Earl of Westmoreland
Peter Pratt	Sir Walter Blunt
Rhianon James	Singer
Simon Lack	Archibald, Earl of Douglas
Sulwen Morgan	Lady Mortimer
Timothy Harley	Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March
William Devlin	Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Henry IV Part 1

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Broadcast with a 15-minute musical interval at 9.15 p. m. and an interlude at 10.55 p.m. approximately.
Two-part broadcast produced for the Shakespeare Quatercentenary year. Part 2 was broadcast a week later (see separate entry).

Reviews

Charles Lefeaux introduces his production in ‘Henry IV’, Radio Times, 30 January 1964, p. 44.
Source: Radio Times, The Times.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)