1966 Radio Plays
CYRANO DE BERGERAC....1966
Cyrano de Bergerac - poet, swordsman and wit, who is doomed in love because of his preposterous hooter. A heroic comedy by Edmond Rostand. With Ralph Richardson as Cyrano, Jane Wenham as Roxanne, Patrick Barr, Tim Sealey, Harold Casket, Hector Ross, Anna Burden, Douglas Hankin, Valeria Taylor, Noel Hood, Hilda Schroder, Wilfred Babbage, Michael Kilgariff, Nigel Anthony. Translated by Brian Hooker; music composed and conducted by Steve Race. Adapted and produced by John Powell. This play was repeated on 31 Dec 1990. Running time about 2 hours.
THE IRON DUCHESS....1966
By William Douglas-Home. Saturday Night Theatre.
8 Oct 66, 20:30. Athene Seyler/Ronald Ward/Terence Alexander
APPOINTMENT WITH VENUS....1966
By Jerrard Tickell. 90m. Set in the Channel Islands; world war 2 story.
Venus, as some of you will know, is a dairy cow. Home Service, 9.4.66, 2030, John Justin/Penelope Lee/Hector Ross.
DEAD MAN'S BAY....1966
By P. M. Hubbard. Thriller. Home Service, 26 Feb 66. With Hector
Ross, Cecile Chevreau, Nigel Graham, Noel Howlett; directed by
Martyn C. Webster.
BRASS FARTHING....1966
By Rupert Croft-Cooke; dram. Giles Cooper.
IF YOU'RE GLAD I'LL BE FRANK....1966
By Tom Stoppard.
DEAR CHARLES 1966
By Alan Melville. An excellent light comedy where a lady gets her three ex-lovers together to decide which one will be the best father to her children...
Nigel Deacon / Diversity website
Above plays known to exist in VRPCC collections
