Beatrix radio and TV for the BBC 1970-1975

All dates and descriptions from the Radio Times online archive

BBC One London, 11 January 1970 19.25
Paul Temple
created by FRANCIS DURBRXA Francis Matthews as Paul Ros Drinkwater as Steve June Ellis as Kate Blake Butler as Eric in The Masked Lady by JOHN TULLY
A film is being made in an ancestral home about the legend of the strange disappearance of the Masked Lady. A young girl playing this part also disappears.
Script editor BARRY THOMAS Designer FANNY TAYLOR Producer ALAN BROMLY Directed by REX TUCKER
Lord Heavisham: Live Morton
Lady Heavisham: Beatrix Lehmann
Det Insp Munnings;: Basil Dignam
Professor Brill: George Howe
Reggie: Tristram Jellinek
Stendham: Tony Thawnton
Jenny: Wendy Lingham
Roy: Wiwrid Downing

BBC One London, 22 February 1970 19.25
The Portrait of a Lady
by HENRY JAMES dramatised in six parts by JACK PULMAN starring Richard Chamberlain as Ralph Touchett
The story of a young woman affronting her destiny while searching for her own way of truth.
Part 1 : Proposals
(repeat from 1969)

BBC One London, 1 March 1970 19.25
The Portrait of a Lady
by HENRY JAMES dramatised in six parts by JACK PULMAN starring
Having refused Goodwood's proposal of marriage Isabel has come to England and met Lord Warburton. He too has fallen in love with her.
Part 2: Bequests (repeat from 1969)

BBC One London, 8 March 1970 19.25
The Portrait of a Lady
by HENRY JAMES dramatised in six parts by JACK PULMAN starring
Isabel has refused Lord War-burton. Her uncle has died and at Ralph's instigation has left her half his wealth.
Part 3: Schemes (repeat from 1969)

BBC One London, 15 March 1970 19.25
The Portrait of a Lady
by HENRY JAMES : dramatised in six parts by JACK PULMAN starring Richard Chamberlain as Ralph Touchett
Isabel has accompanied her aunt to Florence where she has met Gilbert Osmond. Encouraged by his friend, Madame Merle , he is planning to marry Isabel for her fortune.
Part 4: Decisions (repeat from 1969)

BBC One London, 29 March 1970 21.30
The Portrait of a Lady by HENRY JAMES dramatised in six parts by JACK PULMAN starring .
Isabel has discovered she has made a terrible mistake, that in searching for freedom she has found a cage.
Part 6: Revelations (repeat from 1969)

BBC Radio 3, 3 April 1970 19.30
All's Well That Ends Well
by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE adapted for radio by R. D. SMITH with music specially composed by CHRISTINE GOUGH and Brian Haines. Marius Goring Robert Harris. Saeed Jaffrey Beatrix Lehmann Charles Lewsen and Nicholas Young
Music played by DON SMITHERS , ROGER BRENNER MARTIN NICHOLS , DAVID MUNROW JIMMY HOLLAND : conducted by FREDERICK MARSHALL
Lute player DESMOND DUPRE ́ Produced by R. D. SMITH
(To be repeated on 26 April)
as Helena: Sian Phillips
Lord Lafeu: Brian Haines
Countess of Rosillion: Beatrix Lehmann
Bertram: Nicholas Young
Helena: Sian Phillips
Parolles: Marius Goring
King of France: Robert Harris
Chamberlain: John Dearth
Rinaldo: Kenneth McClellan
Lavache: Charles Lewsen
Duke of Florence: Alan Barry
Captain Dumain: Henry Stamper
French Gentleman: Saeed Jaffrey
Widow Capilet: Betty Baskcomb
Diana, her daughter: Diana Robson
Mariana jo: Manning Wilson
Soldier-Interpreter: John Hollis
A Stranger: Peter Tuddenham
Lord: David Hart
Second Lord: Ian Lubbock

BBC Two England, 20 October 1970 21.20
Menace Inheritance
by JACQUES GILLIES starring
Gwen Watford Beatrix Lehmann , Gerald Flood
Hilly and Gerald would, of course, be sad if their mother died. Their sorrow, however, would be lightened by the knowledge that they are joint heirs to the Parsloe estate.
Cast in order of appearance
Lighting JOHN TREAYS Script editor
ANTHEA BROWNE-WILKINSON DesignerROGER FORD
Producer JORDAN LAWRENCE
Directed by PETER MOFFATT
Arnold Watson: James Bree
Hilly: Gwen Watford
Kate: Beatrix Lehmann
Gerald: Gerald Flood
Cullinane: Arthur White
Dr Cobb: Lockwood West

BBC Radio 4 FM, 23 March 1971 12.25
Dr Finlay's Casebook From the television series based on the characters created by A. J. CRONIN
Cup, Hand or Cards? written and adapted by HARRY GREEN
Broadcast by arrangement with GRAHAM STEWART
Produced by PETER TITHERADGE
12.55 Weather, information and news for your area
Dr Cameron: Andrew Cruickshank
Janet: Barbara Mullen
Dr Finlay: Bill Simpson
Miss Sutherland: Beatrix Lehmann
Mrs Crawford: Margot Boyd
Mrs Fraser: Kathleen Helme
Constable Ross: Malcolm Hayes
Rab Gregory: Alaric Cotter
Biddy: Margaret Boyd

BBC Radio 4 FM, 5 April 1971 20.30
John, by the Grace of God
by LYDIA RAGOSIN with Haydn Jones and Beatrix Lehmann
The author does not believe King John was a Christian. but that he was influenced by his descent, as a Plantagenet, from Robert the Devil and by the old pagan religion of his Norse forebears. For her. this explains his impiety, his irreverent treatment of the clergy and his refusal to receive the Sacrament, even at his Coronation.
The action takes place in England and France, and ranges in time between 1199 and 1216 Produced by CHARLES LEFEAUX
King John: Haydn Jones
Savary de Maulcon: Edward Kelsey
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Beatrix Lehmann
William Marshal Earl of Pem broke: Trevor Martin
Bishop of Lincoln: John Ruddock
Isabelle of Angouleme: Patricia Leventon
Count of Angouleme: Leslie Heritage
Arthur of Brittany: Brian Hewlett
Hubert de Burgh: Antony Higginson
Bishops of London. Ely and Worcester: Leslie Heritage
Bishops of London. Ely and Worcester: Edward Kelsey
Bishops of London. Ely and Worcester: David Valla
Subdeacon Pandolf: John Rye
Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury.: Godfrey Kenton
Abbot of Croxton: John Ruddock

BBC Radio 4 FM, 3 June 1972 20.30
Saturday-Night Theatre The Scapegoat
The novel by DAPHNE DU MAURIER adapted by ARCHIE CAMPBELL with Hugh Burden
Beatrix Lehmann , Eva Stuart
The year 1956. The action occurs in Le Mans and in and around the Chateau de St Gilles. A chance encounter at a French railway station leads an English tourist into assuming the presence and personality of an enigmatic stranger.
Producer ARCHIE CAMPBELL
(Repeated: Monday, 3.0 pm)
John, the narrator: Hugh Burden
John, the narrator: Jean de Gué
Gaston, a chauffeur: Michael Harbour
Paul de Gué: Geoffrey Beevers
Renée, his wife: Kate Binchy
Blanche, his sister: Cecile Chevreao
Françoise: Betty Huntley-Wright
Old Comtesse: Beatrix Lehmann
Marie-Noël: Elizabeth Proud
Julie: Gladys Spencer
Beta: Eva Stuart
Charlotte: Betty Baskcomb
Hotel Patron: William Fox
Police Com missaire: William Fox
Jacques: Gerald Cross
Mercier: Douglas Blackwell
Dr Lebrun: Douglas Blackwell
Germaine: Bridget McConnel
Nun: Bridget McConnel

BBC Two England, 30 November 1972 20.30
War and Peace
by LEO TOLSTOY dramatised in 20 parts by JACK PULMAN was accepted. However, his father insisted they wait for a year before marrying and Andrei went abroad. Nikolai returned home and re-affirmed his love for Sonya.
Producer DAVID CONROY Director JOHN DAVIES
(Anthony Hopkins is a National Theatre player)
Natasha: Morag Hood
Sonya: Joanna David
Count Rostov: Rupert Davies
Maria Dmitrievna: Beatrix Lehmann
Prince Bolkonsky: Anthony Jacobs
Mile Bourienne: Athene Fielding
Maria: Angela Down
KutuZOV: Frank Middlemass
DolohOV: Donald Burton
Hélène: Fiona Gaunt
Anatole Kuragin: Colln Baker
Mile Georges: Elma Soiron
Balaga: Terry Nelson
Maid: Joy Hope
Pierre: Anthony Hopkins
Andrei: Alan Dobie

BBC Two England, 24 January 1973 22.15
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Is Nellie Dead? by TOM WOODALL
Paul has sacrificed his personal life with Malcolm to care for his senile mother. Now he wonders how much more he can take.
Designer DAPHNE SHORTMAN Producer ANNE HEAD
Director HERBERT WISE
Mrs Fennel: Beatrix Lehmann
Paul Fennel: Philip Latham
Malcolm: Robert Powell

BBC Two England, 30 November 1974 20.10
The Early Life of Stephen Hind
by STORM JAMESON
Dramatised in three parts by ALEXANDER BARON : part 1
Stephen Hind is poor, unscrupulous and very ambitious. As secretary to Sir Henry Chatteney , he is travelling abroad and feels he is on his way at last.
Cast in order of appearance:
Lighting RON KOPLICK
Script editor LENNOX PHILLIPS
Designer ALLAN ANSON
Producer WILLIAM SLATER
Director TIMOTHY COMBE
(Repeated: Thursday at 7.55 pm) Daughter of the Storm: page 5
Stephen Hind: Michael Kitchen
Sir Henry Chatteney: Roland Culver
Colette Hyde: Hildegard Neil
Edouard: Leonard Fenton
Doctor: John Serret
Bruegel: Mary Wimbush
Stephen's mother: Maureen Pryor
Mother's friend: Lucy Griffiths
Tarry: Veronica Roberts
Lady Renee Chatteney: Beatrix Lehmann
Frederick Hyde: Angus MacKay
Laura Gide: Suzanne Delaney
Wexford: Kenneth Benda
Duffy: Jonathan Elsom
Lady Emily Grosmont: Aimee Delamain
Mary Duquesne: Nora Swinburne

BBC Radio 4 FM, 21 April 1975 19.30
The Monday Play
Caesar and Cleopatra by BERNARD SHAW with
Bernard Shaw 's famous ' history ' takes a typically Shavian view of these two famous characters with Music composed and conducted bv TERENCE ALLBRIGHT
Musicians: SKAILA KANGA (harp) ALAN TOMLINSON (trombone)
MICHAEL LAIRD, PETER REEVE (trumpets)
JOHN ROYSTON MITCHELL (percussion)
Technical assistance
PETER NOVIS , JANET MITCHELL ENYD CLOWES
Producer IAN COTTERELL
Caesar: Alan Badel
Cleopatra: Sarah Badel
The God Ra: David March
Ftatateeta: Beatrix Lehmann
Pothinus: Peter Woodthorpe
Rufio: Hector Ross
Britannus: Nigel Lambert
Apollodorus: Sandor Eles
Theodotus: Alan Dudley
Ptolemy: Judy Bennett
Achillas: Paul Gaymon
Lucius Septimus: Alan Rowe
Centurion: Anthony Smee
lras: Emily Richard
Charmian: Eva Haddon
Majordomo: Peter Whitman

BBC One London, 31 July 1975 21.25
War and Peace
by LEO TOLSTOY : dramatised in nine parts by JACK PULMAN : part 5 Social life in Russia returned to normal, allowing Natasha and Sonya to attend their first ball. Andrei recovered from his wife's death, was enchanted by Natasha and asked her to marry him. Although she accepted, she had to agree reluctantly to wait for a year. Nikolai, against his mother's wishes, confirmed his intention to marry Sonya.
(as above)

BBC One London, 7 December 1975 22.25
Omnibus
Presented by Humphrey Burton
Living Together: an ivy COMPTON-BURNETT Household
Narration by Beatrix Lehmann
Behind the doors of a large Victorian house a family is locked in conflict. The old father is an unbridled tyrant, the mother is worn out and ill, the children bullied but rebellious.
The effects of power, sex, money and death within the family circle are all put under the microscope, as we explore the witty and ruthless world of the novelist, Ivy Compton-Burnett.
Script HILARY SPURLING , TRISTRAM POWELL Photography NIGEL WALTERS Film editor JOHN NEEDHAM
Executive producer MIKE WOOLLIER Director TRISTRAM POWELL
Ellen Edgeworth: Celia Johnson
Duncan Edgeworth: Roland Culver
Nance Edgeworth: Deborah Norton
Grant Edgeworth: Joseph Blatchley
Sibyl Edgeworth: Ann Zelda
Cassie: Sheila Ballantine
Alison Edgeworth: Ciaran Madden

BBC Radio 3, 14 December 1975 19.05
World Drama
Hecuba  A working for radio, by DAVID RUDKIN , of the play Hecuba by EURIPIDES, first staged in Athens about the year 424 bc
Sound score by MALCOLM CLARKE. BBC Radiophonic Workshop Technical assistants
JOCK FARRELL ,ANNE HUNT and DAVID HITCHINSON
Producer JOHN TYDEMAN followed by an interlude
Hecuba: Beatrix Lehmann
Agamemnon: Michael Aldridge
Ulysses: Maurice Denham
Polymestor: Tom Watson
Polyxena: Deborah Paige
Polydorus: Christopher Bidmead
Talthivius: Peter Williams
Old woman: Gladys Spencer
Chorus: Janet Burnell , ,
Chorus: Ginnette Clarke
Chorus: Kate Coleridge
Chorus: Alison Gollings
Chorus: Sheila Grant
Chorus: Margaret Robertson
Chorus: Norma Ronald