Gilbert and Sullivan - Ruddigore : Act Two (BBC, 1966)

In 1966 the BBC recorded and broadcast the complete extant operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. In the main, each role was performed by two artist - a singer and an actor. At 12 noon on Sunday 15th May 1966, BBC Network Three broadcast 'Ruddigore'. The cast: Robin Oakapple ... Peter Pratt Richard Dauntless ... sung by John Fryatt and spoken by: Barrie Ingham Sir Despard Murgatroyd ... Alan Dudley Old Adam Goodheart ... sung by Norman Lumsden and spoken by Earle Grey Rose Maybud ... sung by Ellen Dales and spoken by Meg Wynn Owen Mad Margaret ... Patricia Routledge Dame Hannah ... sung by Monica Sinclair and spoken by Shirley Cooklin Sir Roderic Murgatroyd ... sung by Forbes Robinson and spoken by Julian Somers Zorah ... sung by Joanne Brown and spoken by Sheila Hammond Ruth ... spoken by: Wendy Lovelock The John McCarthy Singers BBC Concert Orchestra (leader, Arthur Leavins), conducted by Stanford Robinson Produced by Michael Moores