Alan Ayckbourn: BBC Radio Plays
Between 1965 and 1970, Alan Ayckbourn was employed as a Radio Drama Producer by the BBC. He was responsible for directing dozens of works for the radio, sadly details of the majority of which have been lost. These pages contain details for specific productions where known.
The Long And The Short And The Tall (1968)
Production Details
Author:
Broadcast:
Channel:
Broadcast:
Channel:
Willis Hall
29 July 1968 @ 8.30pm
BBC Radio 4
29 July 1968 @ 8.30pm
BBC Radio 4
Director:
Alan Ayckbourn
Character
Corporal Johnstone
Sergeant Mitchem
Private Bamforth
Private Smith
Corporal Macleish
Private Whitaker
Private Evans
Corporal Johnstone
Sergeant Mitchem
Private Bamforth
Private Smith
Corporal Macleish
Private Whitaker
Private Evans
Actor
John Hollis
Ewan Hooper
Barry Foster
Brian Miller
David Butler
Ronald Herdman
Peter King
John Hollis
Ewan Hooper
Barry Foster
Brian Miller
David Butler
Ronald Herdman
Peter King
Notes
○ The action of the play takes place in the Malayan jungle during the Japanese advance on Singapore, early in 1942.
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd.