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Peter Rabbit's Friends: Getting Ready for Winter
Adapted and designed by Sam Williams from the Thornton Burgess 'Bedtime Story Books'.

5.15 Children's Newsreel

5.30-6.10 A Midsummer Night's Dream: 2: The Play
by William Shakespeare.
[Starring] Robert Atkins and Harcourt Williams
The action takes place in Quince's workshop and at Theseus' palace.

Contributors

Adapted by/designer (Peter Rabbit's Friends):
Sam Williams
Author (A Midsummer Night's Dream):
William Shakespeare
Setting (A Midsummer Night's Dream):
Stephen Taylor
Script prepared by (A Midsummer Night's Dream):
Ian Atkins
Script prepared by (A Midsummer Night's Dream):
Robert Atkins
Producer (A Midsummer Night's Dream):
Joy Harington
Bottom, the weaver:
Robert Atkins
Quince, the carpenter:
Harcourt Williams
Snug, the joiner:
Toke Townley
Flute, the bellows mender:
Leslie Crowther
Starveling, the tailor:
Clement Hamelin
Snout, the tinker:
Raymond Pollet
Theseus, Duke of Athens:
Michael Godfrey
Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons:
Joy Andrews
Puck, a mischievous sprite:
Jeremy Spenser

A play by Henrik Ibsen.
English version by Norman Ginsbury.
Adapted for television by W.P. Rilla.
[Starring] Barbara Couper, Andre Morell and Edward Chapman
(Second performance on Tuesday at 8.0 p.m.)

Contributors

Author:
Henrik Ibsen
English version:
Norman Ginsbury
Adapted by:
W.P. Rilla
Producer:
Campbell Logan
Settings:
Richard Greenough
Peter Stockmann:
Edward Chapman
Secretary:
Alban Blakelock
Hovstad:
Hector Ross
Aslaksen:
Douglas Jefferies
Dr. Stockmann:
Andre Morell
Mrs. Stockmann:
Barbara Couper
Billing:
Jonathan Field
Petra, the Doctor's daughter:
Anna Turner
Captain Horster:
Geoffrey Wearing
Morten Kiil:
Edward Rigby
A workman:
Ernest Metcalfe
Second workman:
Harry Hearne

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