| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | Series |
| Reference Number | RC/1/7/1/1 |
| Creator Name | Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs |
| Title | [Richmal Crompton] Photocopies of scripts of "Just William" [radio] plays by Richmal Crompton, that were used for performances at "William Days" |
| Date | 1994-c2006 |
| Extent | 10 files |
| Description | Contains photocopies of scripts of "Just William" [radio] plays by Richmal Crompton. The original scripts date from the c1940s-c1950s [with the plays likely to have been first broadcast on the radio in the c1940s-c1950s by the British Broadcasting Corporation].
The photocopies were made so that the [radio] plays could be performed at "William Days" in 1994-2005. The photocopies all contain annotations or notes made in preparation for these "William Day" performances.
[One of Richmal Crompton's "Just William" radio plays was performed at each annual "William Day", but scripts used for performances in 1998 and 1999 are not present in this series.]
A list of the radio plays read out at "William Days" (list written in c2002) can be found in RC/1/7/1/1/7 |
| Related Material | Further documents relating to William radio plays by Richmal Crompton can be found in RC/1/1/1/4.
cross ref to original scripts |