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Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series, which ran from 1965 to 1983 featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays (or adaptations) which were usually broadcast on BBC1.
- Drama Anthology/Classic Adaptations
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly...
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Watch landmark productions from some of the UK's greatest creative talents, as first seen in the 1960s to 1980s. Choose from The Ambassadors, The Merchant of Venice, A Passage to India and more.
A play by J M Barrie exploring class and labour issues, set in rural 1840s Scotland.
Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles.
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- October 19, 1965
BBC Play of the Month: With Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers. Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
Play of the Month. Landmark productions from some of the UK's greatest creative talents, as first seen in the 1960s to 1980s - part of the BBC's rich archive of classic drama.
