June Tobin Radio Plays

June Tobin starred in hundreds of radio plays, starting in 1956 and ending forty years later. I have shown below a small sample of her work from each year.

A POPISH PLOT....1996
By the late Peter Luke. 11 Apr 96. The true story of how the Papal Swiss Guard came into being. Set in the mid-1800s. Pope Gregory XVI: Stratford Johns, Contessa Stephanori: June Tobin, Rabbi Moise Beer: Cyril Shaps, Carl Rothschild: Andrew Branch, Heidi Rothschild: Tracy Wiles, Cardinal Lambruschini: Geoffrey Whitehead, with David Collings, Sean Barrett, John Turner, Stephen Critchlow, John Hartley and David Timson. Producer - Glyn Dearman.

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL....1993
By Peter Luke. Rpt. from 1991. Story of the Peninsula Wars, following the Duke of Wellington and his Peninsula campaign. Two episodes: It's a Long Way from Talavera and The Long Road to Waterloo. 17th and 24th May 1996. Wellington. ...... Michael Pennington, Major Napier ...... John Moffatt, Capt Harry Smith ...... Dominic Rickhards Juanita ...... Siriol Jenkins, Julian Sanchez ...... Philip Sully, Madre Soledad ...... June Tobin, Major Somerset ...... Christopher Good, Capt Gordon ...... David Bannerman, Cpl Prickett ...... Ronald Herdman, Rifleman Doubleday ...... Clarence Smith, Rifleman Jackman/Capt Freer ...... Mark Straker, Rifleman Palmer/Miguelin ...... Neil Roberts, Rifleman West ...... Eric Allan, CaptKincaid ...... Terence Edmond, Capt Soula/Lt Cardo ...... Alan Barker, Gen Craufurd/Gen Menacho/Surtees ...... Brett Usher, Lt O'Malley/Capt Costello ...... Andrew Wincott, Gen Packenham/Ono ...... Colin McFarlane, Victoria ...... Emma Fielding, Lady Wellington ...... Melanie Hudson, Sister Rosario ...... Theresa Streatfeild. Produced by Glyn Dearman.

HOWARD'S END....1990
By E.M.Forster, dram. Jeffrey Segal. Classic Serial. Ep.1, 6 Apr 90. The house is old and little, and altogether delightful - red brick. We can scarcely pack in as it is, and the dear knows what will happen when Paul arrives tomorrow.' The arrival of Paul is to set off a long chain of events that will change the lives of all those who come into contact with 'Howards End'. Margaret Schlegel ...... Joanne Pearce, Helen Schlegel ...... Miranda Richardson, Mrs Wilcox ...... Gwen Watford, Aunt Juley ...... June Tobin, Tibby Schlegel ...... David Phelan, Annie ...... Jane Leonard, Porter ...... Robin Summers, Charles Wilcox ...... David Haig, Paul Wilcox ...... David Learner, Herr Liesecke ...... David Learner, Frieda Mosebach ...... Helena Breck, Leonard Bast ...... Mick Ford, Jacky Bast ...... Natasha Pyne. Producer: Caroline Raphael.

CRISP AND EVEN BRIGHTLY....1988
By Alick Rowe; a comedy. Was the poor man gathering winter fuel, and was he really a man? Good King Wenceslas ...... Timothy West, the Page ...... James Holland, the Queen Grandmother ...... June Barrie, Sigmund ...... Christian Rodska, OttO ...... William Eedle, Marta ...... Maureen O'Brien, Crone ...... June Tobin, Harry the spy ...... Michael Tudor Barnes, Vlad ...... David March, Tunna ...... Bill Wallis, Gomon ...... John Baddeley, Woman inside ...... Polly James, Man inside ...... Andrew Hilton, Ragman ...... Anthony Jackson, Kermit ...... Michael Deacon, Nice man ...... Paul Nicholson, Producer: Shaun MacLoughlin.

GOD'S REVOLUTION....1988
Episode 4 of a 12-part series by Don Taylor. 28 Oct 1988. Story of the Levellers' insurrection. Summer Manoeuvres 1647: provoked by the intolerance and duplicity of their Presbyterian masters in Parliament, a spontaneous revolution breaks out in the ranks of the New Model Army. Young Cornet Joyce decides, with Cromwell's connivance but without his official permission, to escort the King to a gathering of the army at Newmarket. Oliver Cromwell ...... Bernard Hepton, Gen Fairfax ...... Nigel Anthony, William Thompson ...... Anthony Jackson, Francis White ...... Graham Blockey, Cornet Joyce ...... Jonathan Nibbs, James Thompson ...... Simon Cuff, John Church ...... Eric Allan, Henry Ireton ...... Bill Wallis, Edward Sexby ...... John Hartoch, Charles I ...... William Eedle, Penelope White ...... Deborah Makepeace, Stephen White ...... David March, John Reynolds ...... Kim Wall, John Lilburne ...... Christian Rodska, Elizabeth Lilburne ...... Maureen O'Brien, Beggar woman ...... June Tobin, John Wildman ...... Stephen Rashbrook. Producer.... Shaun MacLoughlin.

PRINCE OF THIEVES....1987
By Rod Beacham. 21 Feb 87. Arch-villain Jack Prince is doing time for purloining jewels. He is desperate to break out of prison. When he meets mad Doc Pargeter, a computer expert, he sees a way through those electronic doors. Jack Prince ...... Peter Vaughan, Cruncher ...... Trevor Nichols, Worm ...... Alan Thompson, Doc.Pargeter ...... Bryan Pringle, Jeannie ...... Deirdre Costello, Vi ...... June Tobin, Rupert ...... Francis Middleditch, Trelick ...... Adrian Egan, Redway ...... Paul Gregory, Thomas ...... Brian Hewlett, Hammer ...... Shaun Prendergast, Governor ...... Manning Wilson, Fisher ...... Eric Stovell, Tim ...... Stuart Organ, Nigel ...... David Goodland. Produced by Peter King.

PRINCE OF THIEVES is a light-hearted thriller rather in the vein of THE LADYKILLERS and the TV series PORRIDGE (though most of the action takes place outside the prison in which the play opens). Peter Vaughan presents to the life the sly and self-regarding Prince, the criminal mastermind of a successful plan to steal £3M in gold bullion. He's akin to Ronnie Barker's TV character, but, in the end, much more unpleasant. This doesn't disturb the comic balance of the play, which is consistently enjoyable and has the advantage of not only Peter Vaughan's performance but also a bravura display of uninhibited eccentricity by June Tobin, as the gang's reluctant landlady. (...Barry Pike, Diversity website, 2002.)

JONATHAN GEORGE CAN WALK ON WATER....1986
By Juliet Ace. Kydleigh used to be a grimy fishing port. Now it has become a glamorous film set. Jonathon George is shocked by what he sees. He decides to do something about it. Jonathon: Peter Jeffrey, Rosie: Shirley Dixon, Reporter: Christlan Rodska, Landlady: June Tobin, Landlord: Eric Allan, Voices of Kydleigh: Juliet Ace, with June Barrie, William Eedle, Trevor Nichols, Conrad Phillips. Producer: Shaun MacLoughlin, BBC Bristol.

ONE LAST FINAL FLING....1985
By Marcy Kahan. 21 Aug 85, rpt 1987. Even at 72, Arthur is still the black sheep of the family. He insists that his sister should indulge him and let him see his favourite city one more time. So it is in Paris that Arthur has his final fling. Arthur ....... Robin Bailey, Nora ...... Fabia Drake, Patricia ...... Janet Burnell, Nurse/Frances ...... Miranda Forbes, Thelma ...... Sylvia Barter, Christie ...... Natasha Pyne, Dennis ...... Bernard Brown, Harvey ...... Ed Bishop, Madeline ...... June Tobin, Jonathan ...... David Scanlon, Travel agent ...... Adrian Egan, Producer: Jeremy Mortimer.

PARADISE GARDEN ATTAINED....1984
By Douglas Slater. Monday Play. Commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Delius's death on 10 June 1934. The play deals with his early life in Bohemian Paris and the meeting with the woman who was to become his wife. Fritz Delius: Charles Dance, Jelka Rosen: Anna Massey, Halfdan Jebe: David Timson, Princesse de Cystria: June Tobin, Madame Charlotte: Margot Boyd, Ida Gerhardi: Fiona Walker, Daniel de Monfried: Brian Saunders, Directed by Ian Cotterell.

QUEEN LUCIA....1984
By Fred Benson.A five-part comedy series based on his novel, dramatised and narrated by Aubrey Woods. Lucia: Barbara Jefford, Georgie Pillson: Jonathan Cecil, Lady Ambermere: Fabia Drake, Olga Bracely: June Tobin, Daisy Quantock: Jane Wenham, Peppino: David Garth, Guru: Badi Uzzaman, Hermy: Helen Atkinson Wood, Ursy: Moir Leslie, Foljambe: Helena Breck, Porter: Michael Jenner, Tiptree: Leonard Fenton, Pianist: John Owen. Producer: John Cardy.

CONSTANT HOT WATER....1984
By William Fox. 5 Aug 84. The second of two plays concerning the fortunes in war (1939-45) of the young subaltern Charles Willoughby. From King Farouk's Egypt he is posted to Italy and after the peace is gainfully involved in the resettlement of refugees. Chastened by his experiences he returns to post-war England and a section of society which closes its eyes to any form of change. Charles Willoughby ...... Jeremy Irons, Charity Rainham ...... Anna Massey, James Brady ...... James Villiers, Uncle Willie ...... Charles Gray, Clarissa Grey ...... Madeline Smith, Marquesa ...... Margaret Ward, Harold ...... Philip Voss, Belle ...... June Tobin, Ruben ...... Leonard Fenton, Col Bumford ...... William Fox, W/O and Benson ...... Manning Wilson, BBC announcer ...... Alvar Lidell, Claudia ...... Rita Giovannini. Other parts played by Peter Baldwin, John Bull, Gordon Dulieu and Eva Stuart. Producer: John Tydeman.

PRIVATE PROPERTY-KEEP OFF....1983
By Dawn Lowe-Watson. A well-known media man plans to take his girlfriend on a peaceful holiday to an island he owns off the Scottish coast. When they arrive. they find there are squatters and his attitude towards them is far removed from hip TV persona as the gentle, liberal man of the people. But are they really squatters, and who has the right to occupy the island? Alistair: Geoffrey Palmer, Josie: June Tobin, Gavin: Steve Hodson, Liz: Kathryn Hurlbutt. Producer: Cherry Cookson.

WATSON AND HOLMES....1983
The late Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley appear in their celebrated roles of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson in a series of ten plays by Michael Hardwick based on the short stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Ep. 6: The Greek Interpreter. 28 Apr 83. Holmes's cases come from many sources. but not often his brother, Mycroft, who has stumbled on a most singular problem. First broadcast in 1960. Mycroft: Keith Williams, Melas: Jeffrey Segal, Latimer: Brian McDermott, Sophy: June Tobin, Kemp: James Thomason, Inspector Gregson: Michael Turner, Club porter: George Hagan, Porter: Charles Simon. Producer: Martyn C. Webster.

1982: no radio work.

HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?....1981
By Jennifer Johnson, ad. Denys Hawthorne. WW1 drama.' "Because I am an officer and a gentleman, they have given me notebooks, pen, ink and paper. So I write and wait. The guns throb constantly and louder up the line. The building trembles ... The fact that I have no future except what you can count in hours doesn't seem to disturb me unduly ..." Alec a young man , ...... Robert Powell, Alec a child , ...... Susan Sheridan, Padre/Patron ...... Denys Hawthorne, Cave ...... Allan McClelland, Alicia Moore ...... June Tobin, Mr Moore ...... John Welsh, Jerry a child , ...... Elizabeth Lindsay, Jerry a young man ...... Jim Norton, Major Glendinning ...... Haydn Jones, Bennett ...... Nigel Anthony, Sgt Barry ...... Harry Towb, Major ...... Jonathan Scott, O'Keefe ...... Sean Barrett. Producer: Robert Cooper.

1980: no radio work.

UNDER THE VOLCANO....1979
12 Mar 79. By Malcolm Lowry, ad. Eric Ewens, with music by Graham Collier; narrated by Paul Scofield. A radio adaptation of Lowry's classic study of a man, an ex-Consul, in his struggle against the powers of darkness and of light. It is also a moving and tragic love story. Mexico at the time of the Fiesta for the Day of the Dead, November 1939 and 1938. Doctor Arturo Vigil ...... William Fox, Jacques Laruelle ...... David March, Signor Bustamente ...... Trader Faulkner, Geoffrey Firmin (an ex-Consul). ...... Norman Rodway, Yvonne, his ex-wife ...... June Tobin, Hugh, his half-brother ...... Denys Hawthorne, Everard ...... Gordon Dulieu, Gregory de Polnay Dios ...... Andrew Branch, Policeman ...... John Bull, Maria ...... Eva Stuart, Voice 1 ...... Leonard Fenton, Voice 2 ...... John Bull. Producer: John Tydeman. ...

BARRABLE'S CAPER.....1978
By Peter Russell; thirty minute theatre. Young Dave is having a lean spell, so he gets a job. He's quietly building a wall in a garden when the lady of the house asks him in for a drink; and before he knows where he is, he's blackmailed into helping out with the perfect robbery. But there is also a dog, a basenji, which can't bark. The alibi is impeccable........ or is it? Barrable .... Peter Baldwin, Fiona .... Sandra Clark, Ginny .....June Tobin, Craven ......Eric Allan, Det-Sgt Gillespie .....Tim Bentinck. Producer: David Spenser.

1977: no radio work.

1976: no radio work.

THE MAN BORN TO BE KING....1975
A cycle of 12 plays on The Life of Jesus Christ by Dorothy L Sayers. A new version adapted for stereo and produced by Ray Mondraikes. Music specially composed by Roberto Gerhard, played by the English Chamber Orchestra. June Tobin appeared in episodes 1,3 and 11. Cast for episode 1: Kings in Judaea. 19 Jan 75. The Evangelist .......... Gabriel Woolf, Ephraim .......... Denys Blakelock, A slave-boy .......... Daniel Rose, Proolus, a Roman Officer .......... Trevor Martin, The Three Wise Kings: .......... Caspar James Dale, Melchior .......... Michael Kilgarriff, Balthazar .......... Paul Danquah, Herod the Great .......... Robert Eddison, Shepherd's wife .......... Nan Marriott-Watson, Zillah, her daughter .......... Jo Manning Wilson, Mary Mother of Jesus .......... June Tobin, Joseph, her husband .......... Norman Shelley, An Angel .......... Peter Marinker, A Messenger .......... James Thomason. Producer: Ray Mondraikes.

SAVROLA....1974
By Sir Winston Churchill, from the novel, dramatised by John Tydeman. Originally broadcast in 1964; rpt. 1 Dec 74. In celebration of the centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill on 30 November 1874 we are re-broadcasting this dramatisation of his only novel, written in 1897 when he was a young officer in the 4th Hussars in India. The story is one of romantic and political intrigue set against the background of revolution in the imaginary Mediterranean state of Laurania. Narrated by Paul Scofield; Louis Moret .......... Gordon Gardner, Lieutenant Tiro .......... Glyn Dearman, President Antonio Molara .......... Norman Shelley, Colonel Sorrento .......... Patrick Barr, Lucile Molara .......... June Tobin, Mr Secretary Miguel .......... William Fox, Savrola .......... Paul Scofield, Mayor Godoy .......... John Ruddock, Lucile's maid .......... Jane Wenham, Kreutze .......... Peter Marinker, Bettine .......... Hilda Kriseman. Producer .......... Audrey Cameron.

WOMAN'S HOUR....1974
Presenter Sue MacGregor, 28 Oct 74. The Rain in Spain ...: doesn't often fall in the province of Malaga. Author Peter Luke and his actress wife June Tobin talk about life on the Spanish farm they've made their home.

REQUIEM FOR A WILD ROSE....1973
By Peter Russell. 25 Feb 73. "If we talk without saying things we might just as well save our breath to cool our porridge. You've grown older without changing. That's your misfortune." Susan Heathcote: June Tobin, Bill Heathcote: Joss Ackland, The Rev Ralph Berkley: Charles Hodgson, Gilbert Crozier: Duncan McIntyre, Major-General Sir Archibald Eyre: Norman Claridge, Julia Eyre: Sheila Allen. Producer: Ronald Mason.

L'ARLESIENNE .... 1972
'The Girl from Arles". Third Programme. Centenary (to the day) of the first performance at the Vaudeville Theatre in Paris. 1 October 1872. A drama in three acts by Alphonse Daudet, translated by Edward Sackville-West. Music by Georges Bizet, performed in accordance with his directions as indicated in the original theatre score. Bowman-Hyde singers leader Lionel Bentley conducted by Anthony Bernard. Act 1- The courtyard of Le Castalet, a farm in Provence, 1 May 1860. Act 2- Sc 1 .... Near the Pool of Vaccares, in the saltmarshes of the Camargue, towards the end of May; Sc 2 .... In the kitchen of Le Castalet, a week later. Act 3- Sc 1 .... The courtyard of Le Castalet. 21 June ... Sc 2 .... The room under the hayloft at Le Castalet, later that night followed by an interlude. Narrator .... Rolf Lefebvre, Francet Mamai, a Provencal farmer .... Peter Claughton, Balthazar, an old shepherd .... Earle Grey, Jean, Francet's grandson, a simpleton .... Anthony Hall, Rose Mamai, Francet's daughter-in-law .... Vivienne Chatterton, Vivette Renaud .... Barbara Mitchell, Frori, elder brother of Jean .... Michael Spice, Mark, brother of Rose .... George Hagan, Mitifio a drover .... William Eedle, Madame Renaud, grandmother of Vivette .... June Tobin. Producer: Raymond Raikes.

A NATIVITY FOR N-TOWN....1971
24 Dec 71. Afternoon Theatre. Arranged for radio by Raymond Raikes from the 15th-century plays of Lincoln Music, based on traditional carols, arranged and composed by Elizabeth Poston with the BBC Chorus and a section of the New Symphony orchestra, cond. Harold Noble. Contemplation, who proclaims the play .... Carleton Hobbs, High Priest .... Arthur Gomez, Mary .... June Tobin, Angel Gabriel .... Godfrey Kenton, Joseph .... Norman Shelley, Voice of the Trinity .... John Pullen, Boosras, Maunfras and Amys, shepherds .... John Baddeley, George Hagan and Anthony Hall, Herod the King .... Derek Smith, Kings Balthazar, Melchizar and Jaspar .... Austin Trevor, Kings Balthazar, Melchizar and Jaspar .... Antony Viccars, Kings Balthazar, Melchizar and Jaspar .... David Valla, Seneschal .... Malcolm Hayes, Two Women .... Barbara Mitchell, Two Women .... Elizabeth Morgan, Death .... Kenneth Hyde. Producer .... Raymond Raikes.

A HOUSE IN THE SQUARE....1970
27 Dec 70. By Piana Morgan. Sunday Play. The action takes place in London between 1910 and 1965. Verity Winthrop .......... Beth Boyd, John Anstruther .......... Ronald Herdman, Lady Mountstephan .......... Sonia Dresdel, George Winthrop MP .......... Michael Gwynn, David Anstruther .......... Denis Goacher, Miss Waite .......... Hilda Schroder, Verna Mountstephan .......... Betty Huntley-Wright, Lord Mountstephan .......... Howieson Culff, Miss Brown .......... June Tobin. Produced by David Davis.

FOR SCHOOLS: HOMER'S ODYSSEY....1969
Retold by Kenneth Cavander. 9 Oct 69. Ep. 2: Aiolos and Circe. Odysseus: Barry Foster, Circe: June Tobin. Produced by Richard Wortley.

THE GOLDEN YOKE OF SOVEREIGNTY....1968
10 Mar 68. By Lydia Ragosin, rpt from 1 Nov 65. Play no. 1: Time-honoured Lancaster. (There were other plays starring JT during 1968 but all were repeated from earlier broadcasts)."Do you remember, Kate? ... The great destiny my future would rivet upon me like a suit of armour.... the man who wears armour like that would reach for a crown." King Richard II .......... John Moffatt, Edmund Langley, afterwards Duke of York .......... Patrick Barr, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster .......... Stephen Murray, Edward, Prince of Wales (The Black Prince) .......... Philip Brack, Constanza daughter of King Pedro of Castile .......... June Tobin, Katherine Swynford .......... Mary Wimbush, Thomas of Woodstock, afterwards Duke of Gloucester. .......... Garard Green, Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford .......... Tim Seely, Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham, afterwards Duke of Norfolk .......... Michael McClain, Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford .......... Hector Ross. Produced By .......... Charles Lefeaux.

AN EMPTY SEAT....1967
22 May 67, rpt. 5 Jun 71. By Ken Jago. "I do not want to go back to that country. For all that it means to my people it can never have happy associations for me." Brenda Tucker: Beth Boyd, James Tucker: Rolf Lefebvre, Use Wasserman: June Tobin, Berthe Goldstein: Betty Huntley-Wright, Max Goldstein: Ronald Herdman, Felix Schumann: Michael Spice, Matilde: Betty Hardy, Stefan Wasserman: Cyril Shaps, Captain David Oxby: Trader Faulkner, Captain John Saunders: Alexander John, Archer: Humphrey Morton, Josef: David March, Palestine Police Officer: Ian Thompson. Produced by Betty Davies.

MADAME DE.... ....1966
28 May 66. By Jean Anouilh, based on a story by Louise de Vilmorin, translated by John Whiting. Music composed and played by John Hotchkis. Afternoon Theatre. The Young Man ....John Rye, Madame de .....June Tobin, Monsieur de .....Rolf Lefebvre, The Ambassador ......Roger Delgado, Van Puck, a jeweller ..... Walter Fitzgerald, Producer ..... John Tydeman.

FLOWERING CHERRY....1966
By Robert Bolt. 27 Feb 66. Adapted for radio by Cedric Messina. "All right, you'll see, one day I'll surprise you, one Spring I'll surprise you. 'Come on,' I'll say, ' come and see what we've got,' and we'll leave the kids and drive down there. Then you'll see a hundred trees in a row, and thirty rows all in blossom." Isobel Cherry .... Wendy Hiller, Tom Cherry ..... David Spenser, Jim Cherry ...... Brewster Mason, Gilbert Grass .....Rolf Lefebvre, Judy Cherry .....Freda Dowie, David Bowman ..... John Westbrook, Carol .....June Tobin. Produced by Cedric Messina.

STAY OF EXECUTION....1965
By Michael Gilbert; 6-part serial beginning 3 Oct 1965; Light Programme. Notes for episode 1: Harry Gordon is on trial for the murder of actress Janine Mann. Heeding, solicitor .... Gabriel Woolf, Bridget, secretary .... Cécile Chevreau, Macrae Q C .... John Westbrook, Asst Commissioner .... Duncan Carse, Supt Lacey .... Frederick Treves, Harry Gordon .... Barry Foster, Mr Henry .... Oliver Johnston, Janine Mann .... June Tobin. Producer: Nesta Pain.

THE MAN OF DESTINY....1964
By Bernard Shaw, with Lyndon Brook and June Tobin. 28 Nov 64, rpt. 10 Apr 70. A battle of wits may prove almost as exciting as the real thing. Especially so when one antagonist is a clever, beautiful, resourceful woman and the other a man destined to redraw the frontiers of Europe. The action takes place in northern Italy: the year 1796. A selection of the best 60-minute plays broadcast during the last decade. Napoleon Bonaparte: Lyndon Brook, Giuseppe: Cyril Shaps, Lieutenant: Glyn Dearman, The Lady: June Tobin, Narrator: Gabriel Woolf, Produced By: Archie Campbell.

THE EDWARDIANS....1963
By Vita Sackville-West, abridged by Eve Howland and read by June Tobin. Eighth of fifteen instalments. 1 May 63. Producer not named.

THE LOST ONES....1962
26 Oct 62. By Ian Cameron, adapted for radio by Gilbert Phelps. A six-part serial play set in the Arctic Circle. Notes for part 4: The Men with Yellow Hair. Keith Rogers: John Glen, Captain ROSS, R N: Carleton Hobbs, Professor Somerville: Hugh Manning, The Leader: Wilfred Babbage, The Guard: Denis Goacher, Freyja: June Tobin, produced by Graham Gauld.

THE LAMENTABLE AND TRUE TRAGEDY OF MASTER ARDEN IN FAVERSHAM,KENT ....1962
29 Jan 62. The National Theatre Of The Air. Master Arden was most wickedly murdered, by the means of his disloyal and wanton wife, who, for the love she bare to one Mosbie, hired two desperate ruffians, Black Will and Shakebag, to kill him. Wherein is shewed the great malice and dissimulation of a wicked woman, the unsatiable desire of filthy lust, and the shameful end of all murderers. Set in the winter and summer of the year 1551.First printed 1592. Adapted by Raymond Raikes. Characters in order of speaking .... Franklin, friend to Thomas Arden .... Philip Morant, Alice, wife of Thomas Arden .... June Tobin, Thomas Arden, Gentleman, of Faversham .... Godfrey Kenton, Adam Fowle, landlord of the ' Flower-de-Luce ' .... .Derek Blomfield, Michael, Arden's servant .... John Forrest, Mosbie, formerly a tailor, now Lord Clifford's steward. .... Hugh Burden, Dick Greene, agent for Sir Antony Ager's land .... Michael Spice, Bradshaw, a goldsmith .... Kenneth Dight, Murderers .... Black Will .... Valentine Dyall, Shakebag .... Norman Shelley, Lord Cheney .... John Pullen, A ferryman .... William Eedle, Mayor of Faversham .... Earle Grey. Production by Raymond Raikes.

THE GUILT OF KING POLYCRATES....1960
8 Mar 60; Third Programme.A Melodrama for an Age of Prosperity by Peter Gurney. A verse play for radio based on Herodotus.The rule of King Polycrates in the island of Samos probably began in the year 532 B.C. Music by Humphrey Searle. Polycrates, the lucky king, Threw away his lady's ring; But found it in his supper dish. Returned by well-intentioned fish, Which shows that good comes out of evil; The lucky king, the lucky devil! Argeia, daughter of Polycrates .... June Tobin, Polycrates, King of Samos .. Michael Hordern, Egyptian Ambassador .. Heron Carvic, Herodotus, the historian ..Charles Simon, Amasis, King of Egypt ..Leon Quartermaine, Anacreon, the poet .. Kenneth Dight, Lydian Ambassador .. Hugh Manning, Oroetes Governor of Lydia .... Malcolm Hayes; other parts played by Diana Olsson , Philip Cunningham Hugh Dickson, John Hollis, John Humphry, Jon Rollason, Douglas Storm , Gabriel Woolf with a section of the Ambrosian Singers and others choirs, conducted by Humphrey Searle. Produced by Raymond Raikes.

LETTER IN THE PAPER....1961
16 Apr 61. Adapted by Eve Howland from the novel 'Snowball' by James Lake, in the series 'Saturday Matinee'. A schoolboy comes home late, and tells his parents he was turned off the bus because he had forgotten his season ticket. An indignant neighbour writes a letter of protest to the local paper-and from this trivial incident there builds up a snowball of anger and suspicion which is soon beyond the control of the people who started it. Bill Donovan .... Tom Watson, Mary Donovan .... June Tobin, Mickey Donovan .... Anthony Reese, Betty Martin .... Barbara Mitchell, Fred Martin .... Derek Blomfield, Boyd .... Geoffrey Matthews, Phil Hart .... Arthur White, Nora Hart .... Eithne Dunne, Davis .... Gordom Davies, Manager .... Godfrey Kenton, Superintendent .... Wilfred Babbage. Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company. Produced By .... Betty Davies.

ANALYSING EVE....1961
9 Feb 61. By Roger Leight, with Hugh Dickson and June Tobin. Eve is an American pop singer who has been foisted on television audiences by the efforts of her multimillionaire father. Research into her popularity proves that it is almost nil and psycho-analysis is recommended to cure her state of mind when she hears the results of the popularity poll. Claude Mortimer: Hugh Dickson, Miss Pratt: Kathleen Helme, A Male Unit: Nicholas Edmett, Chief of Agency: Keith Williams, Executive: Tom Watson, Jasmine Doone: June Tobin, Secretary: Freda Dowie, Smithers: John Bennett, Harvey Capone: Jon Rollason, Eve: Sheila Grant, Stephen Tracy: Malcolm Hayes, Young girl: Nerys Kerfoot. Producer: Cedric Messina.

A MAN IN THE ZOO....1959
19 Jan 59. Aubrey Woods, Denys Blakelock and Susan Westerby in a play for radio by Giles Cooper based on the novel by David Garnett. Production by Robin Midgley. John Cromartie .... Aubrey Woods, Josephine Lackett .... Susan Westerby, Curator of the Zoo .... Denys Blakelock, Mr Wollop .... Frank Windsor, Chairman .... Baliol Holloway, Collins, keeper of the monkey house .... Haydn Jones, Barret, keeper of the small cats house .... Michels Robbins, Gwen .... June Tobin, Lottie .... Hilda Schroder, Sid .... Kenneth Collins, Sid's Mum .... Beryl Calder, Sid's Dad .... John Cazabon, General Lackett .... Leigh Crutchley, A pollster .... Sheila Grant, A citizen .... Frederick Treves, A bus conductor .... John Hollis, Joe Tennison. a West Indian gentleman .... James Clarke. Most of the animals .... Percy Edwards.

MOONFALL....1959
By Bruce Stewart. Thursday Play, 15 Jan 59. The scene is set in Australia where an American Army scientific group is about to launch a rocket to the moon. Characters in order of speaking .... Casey ......John Hollis, Dr Bauer ..... Frederick Schiller, Lewis ..... John Cazabon, Dora .....Sheila Grant, General Race ..... MacDonald Parke, Gloria .....June Tobin, Eric Wilson ..... Alexander Gray, Linda Everet .....Jane Jordan Rogers, Dr John Fanshawe ..... Hugh Manning, Dr Oakie ..... Stuart Nichol, Dr Peter Hartley ..... Ronald Wilson. Produced by David H. Godfrey.

SHEHERAZADE....1958
June Tobin, Ralph Truman and Tony Church with Diana Olsson and Denys Blakelock in this famous play by Jules Supervielle. Translated by Alan Pryce-Jones, adapted and produced by R. D. Smith. Music by Darius Milhaud conducted by Marcus Dods. 2 Dec 58. Other parts played by Sheila Ballantine. Beryl Calder Leigh Crutchley , Deirdre Doone, Rosina Enright , Kathleen Hilditch and Hilda Schroder; the recorded broadcast of Nov. 9.DURING THE INTERVAL (10.0-10.10 app.) .... Movements from Beni Mora Suite (Hoist) .... BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent on a gramophone record. Shariar, the Sultan .... Ralph Truman, Shazenian, his brother .... Tony Church, Grand Vizir .... Baliol Holloway, His daughters:Sheherazade .... June Tobin, His daughters:Dinazarde .... Diana Olsson, Chief Eunuch .... Denys Blakelock, Abd El-Malek the executioner .... John Dearth, Sorceress .... Coral Fairweather, Flying Horse .... Edward Burnham, Tonight's Sultana .... Martina Mayne, The Mothers .... Sylvia Coleridge, Dorothy Holmes-Gore and Marion Mathie. Other parts played by Sheila Ballantine, Beryl Calder, Leigh Crutchley,Deirdre Doone. Producer: R.D.Smith.

MODERATO CANTABILE....1958
A novel by Marguerite Duras, translated and adapted for radio by Barbara Bray, with June Tobin, Frederick Treves and Anthony Jacobs. 9 Dec 58. It is principally a work for only two characters who, in discussing the tragic love affair of others, reveal their own relationship to one another. Anne Desbaresdes .... Hermione Hannen, Her son .... Jean England, Mile Giraud .... Gladys Young, Patronne .... Vivienne Chatterton, Chauvin .... Michael Bryant, Desbaresdes .... John Cazabon. Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company. Pianist, Clifton Helliwell. Produced by Barbara Bray.

SAPPHO....1957
A play in verse by Lawrence Durrell, with Jill Balcon in the title role. 25 Mar 57. Adapted for broadcasting and produced by Terence Tiller. Incidental music composed by Anthony Smith-Masters with Marie Goossens (harp) and Rene Soames (tenor). Cast in order of speaking: Composed By: Anthony Smith-Masters, Harp: Marie Goossens, Tenor: Renee Soames, Narrator: John Bryning, Minos: Arthur Young, Chloe: Yvonne Hills, Joy: Ysanne Churchman, Doris: June Tobin, Diomedes: T St John Barry, Sappho: Jill Balcon, Kreon: John Cazabon, Phaon: Godfrey Kenton, Pittakos: Noel Johnson, Producer: Terence Tiller.

THE FROGS....1956
By Aristophanes. A new English version by Dudley Fitts, with music composed and conducted by Christopher Whelen. Xanthias a slave .... Charles Leno, Dionysos .... Esme Percy, Herakles .... Christopher Rhodes, A Corpse .... Allan McClelland, Charon .... Peter Claughton, Leader of the Chorus .... Jack May, Aiakos, a doorkeeper .... Denis Goacher, A maidservant .... Janette Richer, A barmaid .... June Tobin, Plathane, a waitress .... Rosalind Knight, A servant to Pluto .... Malcolm Hayes, Euripides .... Robert Eddison, Aischylos .... Donald Wolfit, Pluto .... Martin Lewis, Chorus of Frogs ....Janette Richer, June Tobin , Rosalind Knight, and Rachel Keen. Chorus of Initiates ..... Trevor Ray, Emerton Court. Malcolm Hayes, and Allan McClelland. Produced by Donald McWhinnie.

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