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by William Shakespeare
Arranged for broadcasting by Herbert Farjeon
Produced by Mary Hope Allen
Characters in order of speaking
Part 1

Contributors

Unknown:
William Shakespeare
Broadcasting By:
Herbert Farjeon
Produced By:
Mary Hope Allen
Chorus:
Robert Speaight
Sempson:
Charles Lamb
Gregory:
Norman Shelley
Abraham:
Arthur Young
Benvolio:
Philip Cunningham
Tybalt:
John Laurie
Capulet:
George Howe
Lady Capulet:
Sybil Arundale
Montague:
Stanley Lathbury
Lady Montague:
Mary Barton
Prince Escalus:
Leslie Perrins
Romeo:
David King-Wood
Paris:
Lewis Stringer
Peter:
Felix Irwin
Nurse:
Edith Evans
Juliet:
Fay Compton
Mercutio:
Marius Goring
Friar Laurence:
Morland Graham
Balthazar:
David Peel
Apothecary:
Alexander Sarner
Friar John:
Preston Lockwood
Page to Paris:
John Gilpin

Mary and Geraldine Peppin
(pianos)
Margaret Field-Hyde (soprano)
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
Eric Greene (tenor)
Stanley Riley (bass)
Thornton Lofthouse (harpsichord)
Frederick Stone (organ)
BBC Chorus
The Jacques Orchestra
Conducted by Reginald Jacques
Cantata No. 6: Bleib bei uns denn es will Abend werden
Concerto in C, for two pianos
Cantata No. 11: Lebet Gott in seinen
Reichen (Ascension Oratorio)

Contributors

Pianos:
Geraldine Peppin
Soprano:
Margaret Field-Hyde
Contralto:
Kathleen Ferrier
Tenor:
Eric Greene
Bass:
Stanley Riley
Harpsichord:
Thornton Lofthouse
Harpsichord:
Frederick Stone
Conducted By:
Reginald Jacques
Unknown:
Lebet Gott

Third Programme

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More