Learning on ScreenHenry VI
- Synopsis
- The Henry VI trilogy abridged and produced by Raymond Raikes and broadcast in two parts. Part 2. Nigel Lambert is King Henry. Ian McKellen plays both Richard, Duke of York and his son, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. The original stage directions are read by Gabriel Woolf and the music is played by the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Rae Jenkins.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 14 Mar 1971 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 125 (incl. interval)
- Availability
- No archive copy known (2/2008).
Credits
- Producer
- Raymond Raikes
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Stephen Dodgson
- Contributor
- Rae Jenkins
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Henry VI part 2; Henry VI part 3
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- An audio clip from the production (Part I, Act II iv), credited to Gordon Holmes, is available on Ian McKellen’s website www.mckellen (accessed 7/2008).
- History
- Broadcast with a 10-minute interval at 8.30 p. m. approximately.
Part 1 was broadcast on 7 March 1971 (see separate entry). The broadcast of Part 2 was repeated 6 June 1971. - Textual information
- Some lines written for Somerset, Vernon and ‘another lawyer’ have been merged into the parts of Suffolk, Warwick and Richard Plantagenet.
- Reviews
- In his review for The Times David Wade writes: "... Mr. Raikes has successfuly laid bare the main paths of the action. In the process he has had to dispense with a fair number of Dukes... . They are hardly missed and besides this is the only way to cope with such a profusion on radio" (13 March 1971, p. 18).
Source: Radio Times, The Times
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Record Stats
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