| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | RC/1/1/1/4/1/5 |
| Alternate Reference Number | RC/1/1/1/1/2/32; RC 20 |
| Creator Name | Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs |
| Title | [Richmal Crompton] Annotated, typed draft copies of scripts for episodes of William [radio] plays [by Richmal Crompton] |
| Date | c1940s-2009 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | The file contains annotated, typed draft copies of scripts for the following episodes of William [radio] plays [these radio plays were likely created for broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation, although some don't appear to have been broadcast] (all created and annotated in c1940s-c1950s):
- "William Finds Murderers Colonel Messiter and Gardener"
- "William Catching a Smuggler"
- "Cousin Percy's Visit"
- "Sectional Hen-House"
- "Helping an Author"
- "Artist's Model"
- "Brightening Up E's [Ethel's] Party" or "W [William] Helps With E's [Ethel's] Party"
- "Fortune-Telling"
- "Better Conditions for Boys"
- "W [William] and 4.40"
- "Getting Robert Married"
- "Archie's Birthday"
- "Righting a Wrong"
- "W [William] and the Professor"
- "Secret Society"
- "William and Chemistry Set in Archie's Attic"
- "Uncle Ernest"
- "Returned Traveller"
- "William Saves Archie From Having Miss M as Next Door Neighbour"
- "Ethel the Film Star" or "Job for Ethel"
- "Working for Peace"
- "Xmas Party"
- "Picnic for Six"
- "Abyssinian Retriever"
- "Haunted Cottage"
- A section from the episode "Mr B's [Brown's] Business Friend"
- A section from an unnamed episode
Also included in the file are a few pages of a handwritten draft copy of the episode "Professor" ["William and the Professor"]; draft copy created c1940s-c1950s. This draft copy has been written on scrap paper; items used for scrap paper include pages from an annotated, typed draft copy of a [non-William?] story; draft copy created c1940s-c1950s.
(Additional notes were added to the file [by the archive] in 2009, marking episodes that were not known to have been broadcast.) |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copyright | Copyright to be determined. |
| Related Material | Further draft copies of William radio plays can be found in RC 49, RC 50, RC 61, RC 79, RC 93, RC 94, RC 173 and RC 179.
Further draft copies of non-William stories can be found in RC 27, RC 32, RC 79, RC 98, RC 99, RC 101, RC 102, RC 103, RC 105, RC 106, RC 107, RC 108 and RC 231. |