Graham Gauld Radio Plays
PLAY SERIES
THE SYBIL THORNDIKE FESTIVAL (1967-68)
I was asked to arrange this as a tribute to the great actress. She chose six favourite plays in which to star. They were:
ST. JOAN, by Bernard Shaw. Dame Sybil was joined by Alan Wheatley, Clive Morton, Michael Spice, Ian McKellan.
JANE CLEGG, by St. John Ervine
THE DISTAFF SIDE, by John Van Druten. This also featured Lydia Sherwood & Grizelda Hervey.
A PASSAGE TO INDIA, by E.M.Forster. This also starred Jill Balcon, Carleton Hobbs, Zia Mohyeddin, Frank Duncan, Garard Green.
CAPTAIN BRASSBOUND'S CONVERSION, by Bernard Shaw. It also starred Cecil Parker, Gabriel Woolf and John Justin.
THE FOOLISH GENTLEWOMAN, by Margery Sharp.
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THE FLORA ROBSON FESTIVAL
Following the success of the SYBIL THORNDIKE FESTIVAL
I was asked to set up a similar series for Dame Flora. She chose:
BONAVENTURE by Charlotte Hastings. This also featured Monica Grey and Dorothy Holmes-Gore
THE RETURN, by Bridget Boland. This also starred Denys Blakelock and Gwen Berryman.
REBECCA, by Daphne du Maurier. Also starred Richard Pasco, Jane Asher.
BLACK CHIFFON and THE RIVALS - these were directed for me by David Davis and Charles Lefaux respectively.
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SHERLOCK HOLMES, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Almost the whole canon of the Holmes short stories was dramatised by Michael and Mollie Hardwicke. It starred Carleton Hobbs as Holmes and Norman Shelley as Dr. Watson.
N.D. adds: This is for many the definitive version of the Sherlock Holmes tales. Here's an approximate listing of the episodes. Refer to other websites if you want more accurate / complete information about broadcast dates, and of course the Bert Coules website for the Merrison - Williams - Sachs episodes.
The episodes:
30.6.59. The Beryl Coronet.
25.8.59. Shoscombe Old Place.
23.2.60. The Stockbrokers Clerk.
The Missing Three-quarter.
25.12.61.The Blue Carbuncle.
18.12.61.Charles Augustus Milverton.
8.1.62. The Priory School.
17.7.62. The Speckled Band.
24.7.62. Silver Blaze.
31.7.62. The Musgrave Ritual.
7.8.62. The Golden Pince-nez.
The Resident Patient.
9.10.64.The Retired Colourman.
18.9.64. The Sussex Vampire.
The Engineer's Thumb.
The Copper Beeches
The Noble Batchelor.
The Stockbrokers Clerk.
The Reigate Squires.
The Final Problem.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Greek Interpreter
The Solitary Cyclist.
The Empty House.
The Norwood Builder.
The Six Napoleons.
The Abbey Grange.
The Second Stain
Wisteria Lodge.
The Disappearence of Lady Frances Carfax.
The Bruce Partington Plans.
The Dying Detective.
The Devil's Foot.
The Valley of Fear (3 parts)
The Three Garridebs.
The Mazarin Stone.
The Three Gables.
3rdFeb-24thMar 1974.NPR rpts.
THE VALLEY OF FEAR in 3 x 30m eps.
A STUDY IN SCARLET in 3 x 30m eps.
THE SIGN OF THE FOUR in 3 x 30m eps.
A Scandal in Bohemia.
The Five Orange Pips.
The Red-Headed League.
The Man With the Twisted Lip.
The Boscombe Valley Mystery.
The Speckled Band.
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