The 1966 BBC Iolanthe
Lord Chancellor | Peter Pratt |
Earl of Mountararat | Donald Francke (music) Derek Birch (dialogue) |
Earl Tolloller | Andrew Downie |
Private Willis | Owen Brannigan |
Strephon | Denis Quilley |
Queen of the Fairies | Janet Coster (music) Barbara Mitchell (dialogue) |
Iolanthe | Patricia Routledge |
Celia | Sylvia Eaves (music) Polly Murch (dialogue) |
Leila | Hilda Bickley (music Dorit Welles (dialogue) |
Fleta | Pamela Binns |
Phyllis | Ellen Dales (music) Pinkie Johnstone (dialogue) |
The John McCarthy Singers
The BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor: Stanford Robinson
Producers: Michael Moores and Peter Bryant
Originally Broadcast on 27 March 1966
This recording is part of a series broadcast by the BBC in 1966. It has never been released commercially but is included here for its historical importance, and because many fans own pirated tapes. Notable cast members include Peter Pratt, the former D'Oyly Carte patter baritone, as the Major-General; and Owen Brannigan, who appeared in many of the Sargent sets and in the 1968 Pirates. See the historical tour for further discussion.