1978 Press Photo John Stride & Claire Bloom as King Henry VIII & Queen Katharine

John Stride and Claire Bloom portray King Henry VIII and his first wife Queen Katharine in Shakespeare's pageant play, Henry VIII, one of the highlights of Season One of "The Shakespeare Plays," returning to television Thursday, August 9 at 9 pm - 12 midnight (ET) as part of a special three-night "Shakespeare Festival" over the Public Broadcasting Service. "The Shakespeare Plays," which will encompass all 37 of the bard's dramatic works over a six-year period, is a BBC-TV and Time-Life Television co-production presented by WNET/Thirteen, New York, and made possible by grants from Exxon Corporation, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company. Claire Bloom is Queen Katharine and John Stride has the title role in Shakespeare's "Henry VIII" Saturday noon on Channel 10.

Photo is dated 1978.

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.