| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Ref No | RC/1/14 |
| Alt Ref No | RC/1/2/1/3/1 |
| Creator Name | Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs |
| Title | [Richmal Crompton] Audio recordings [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] relating to Richmal Crompton, to Richmal Crompton's William stories, and to Richmal Ashbee |
| Date | 1947-c2010 |
| Extent | 13 audio cassettes |
| Description | Contains the following audio recordings:
- Audio recording titled "'William' on Radio 4/2/47 BBC Light Progr." [Containing an episode of the "Just William" radio play series written by Richmal Crompton.] This episode [titled "The Mystery Of The Elms"] was broadcast by the BBC [British Broadcasting Corporation] as part of the BBC Light Programme on 4 February 1947. The recording was copied onto audio cassette tape in the c1990s.
- Audio recording titled "'William' 1967". This audio recording was created in c1967 and was copied onto audio casette tape in the c1980s.
- Audio recording titled "Meridian (BBC World Service) - 1986 Publication of Mary Cadogan's Biog" [Presumably containing an episode of radio arts programme "Meridian", broadcast on the British Broadcasting Corporation's World Service in 1986, which contained a segment about the publication of Mary Cadogan's biography "Richmal Crompton: The Woman Behind Just William".] The recording was copied onto audio cassette tape in 1986.
- Audio recordings titled "Just William - Interviews. 1) C. Wilson 2) Sarah Davies." [Containing recordings of interviews, about the William stories, with C Wilson (full name not stated), and with Sarah Davies from Macmillan publishers.] The recordings were created in the c1990s.
- Audio recording titled "Keith Skipper with R.A." [presumably containing an interview between Keith Skipper (author and broadcaster) and Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton)]. The audio recording was created in the c1990s. (Accompanying the audio recording is a handwritten note from Kate Massey [daughter of Richmal Ashbee] discussing the making of copies of the audio recording; note written in c2010.)
- Audio recording titled "'Today' 15.11.90 - Just William [plye?] - Bocquet" containing an episode of the radio programme "Today", broadcast on Radio 4 by the BBC [British Broadcasting Corporation] on 15 November 1990. [The episode presumably contained a section about the William stories.] The recording was copied onto audio cassette tape in 1990.
- Audio recordings titled "'What's Wrong with Civilizashun' 24-28.12.90 Adrian Edmondson" [containing recordings of Adrian Edmondson reading articles "written" by William that were published in "What's Wrong with Civilizashun and Other Important Ritings"]. [These recordings were broadcast on Radio 5 by the British Broadcasting Corporation on 24-28 December 1990.] The recordings were copied onto audio cassette tape in 1990.
- Audio recording titled "The World of William (3) 17.1.91" [containing a radio documentary by Jeffrey Richards about the William stories, titled "The World of William"]. [The documentary was broadcast on Radio 3 by the British Broadcasting Corporation on 17 January 1991.] The recording was copied onto audio cassette tape in 1991.
- Audio recording of a radio interview between Les Woodland and RA [Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] about the William stories and RCL [Richmal Crompton Lamburn, also known as Richmal Crompton]. The interview was broadcast on Radio Norfolk [by the British Broadcasting Corporation] on 7 May 1993. The recording was copied onto audio cassette tape in 1993.
- Audio recording titled "William and the Bomb. Wilfred Josephs - St David's Hall, Cardiff - Sept '93". [Containing an audio recording of "William and the Bomb" composed by Wilfred Josephs, based on the William stories. It was performed by the BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, with narration by Martin Jarvis, at the Cardiff Music Festival in September 1993.] The recording was copied onto audio cassette tape in c1993.
- Audio recording titled "Just William Live 01.01.01 (SLGirW)" [containing a recording of Martin Jarvis reading the William story "The Sweet Little Girl in White" at the Cheltenham Festival of Literature]. [This recording was broadcast on Radio 4 by the British Broadcasting Corporation on 1 January 2001.] The recording was copied onto audio cassette tape in 2001.
- Audio recordings of "The Just William Lady" [radio play] by Tony Coult [based on a stage play about Richmal Crompton by Alison Neil, also titled "The Just William Lady"]. It was broadcast [on Radio 4 by the British Broadcasting Corporation] on 12 April 2001. The recordings were copied onto audio cassette tapes in 2001. |
| Physical Description | Audio cassette tape. |
| Access Status | Closed |
| Closed Until | 01/01/2062 |
| Access Conditions | Contains personal data relating to living individuals.
Access to closed material may be reviewed on request by the archivist. |
| Copyright | Copyright to be determined. |
| Related Material | Further documents relating to radio recordings of William stories by Martin Jarvis can be found in RC 122, RC 124, RC 126, RC 136 and RC 227.
Further documents relating to Mary Cadogan's biography of Richmal Crompton can be found in RC 139, RC 142, RC 146, RC 181, RC 197, RC 198, RC 213, RC 227 and RC test 12.
Further documents relating to the play "The Just William Lady" can be found in RC 133 and RC 212.
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