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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.
Sep 21, 2017 · Rex Harrison in "BBC Play of the Month" Platonov (TV Episode 1971). A good example of Chekhov's cheerful skewering of the upper and bourgeois classes with wit, edge and humor. ...more.
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- Kate Patskevich
A play by J M Barrie exploring class and labour issues, set in rural 1840s Scotland.
Apr 16, 1972 · Watch a classic adaptation of Shakespeare's play starring Maggie Smith, Frank Finlay and Charles Gray. The Merchant of Venice is a Play of the Month presentation from 1972, available on BBC Four.
BBC Play of the Month: With Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers. Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
