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  1. Hole in Babylon, A (1975)

    Director
    Horace Ové
    Subject
    Television studies

    Television drama originally broadcast in the BBC’s Play for Today slot in 1975. Horace Ové's controversial drama isabout the Spaghetti House siege of 1975, in which a bungled robbery at a Knightsbridge...

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  2. Shakespeare - Or Bust (1973 Television)

    Series
    Play for Today
    Director
    Brian Parker
    Producer
    David Rose

    Specially written for the BBC, this radio play by Peter Terson is a working class take on Three Men In a Boat. It is set in Stratford-Upon-Avon, with the lads off on a barge to soak up some culture via the...

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  3. Paula Milne on her Down’s Syndrome book (1982)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with screenwriter Paula Milne about her new book (and television play) called John David which focuses on a child with Down’s Syndrome. The book is partly based on Milne’s own experience of...

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  4. Moving Image Gateway: Alan Clarke at the BBC plus Africa, Chemistry & Philosophy

    Date
    10 Jun 2016, 17:07
    Author
    Andrew Ormsby
    Post Type
    Post

    This Gateway includes over 1,900 websites relating to moving image and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or amendments, please contact us by email...

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  5. Just Another Saturday (1975)

    Director
    John Mackenzie
    Subject
    Television studies
    Distribution
    Out of distribution

    Television drama originally broadcast in the BBC’s Play for Today slot in 1975. Set in a Glasgow rife with sectarian tensions, ‘Just Another Saturday’ tells the story of 16-year-old Orangeman John,...

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  6. Licking Hitler (1978 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The play by David Hare.

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  7. Destiny (1978 Video)

    Director
    Mike Newell
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 105 min.

    The play by David Edgar. The death of a Conservative MP causes a bye-election.

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  8. Comedians (1979 Video)

    Director
    Richard Eyre
    Producer
    Richard Eyre
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Hire, VHS (PAL, 94 minutes)

    The 1975 stage play transferred to television in 1979. The plot concerns a class for stand-up comics that meets before a talent-spotting contest. The play presents a realist depiction of the classroom and...

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  9. Spongers, The (1978 Film, Video)

    Director
    Roland Joffe
    Producer
    Tony Garnett
    Subject
    Drama; Social welfare
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A mother with four children, deserted by her husband, fights for her welfare rights. One of the children has Down’s syndrome. The play is set against the Silver Jubilee celebrations, in a time of high...

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  10. Penda’s Fen (1974)

    Director
    Alan Clarke
    Producer
    David Rose
    Subject
    Drama; Television studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 89 minutes), £19.99

    Set in the village of Pinvin in Worcestershire and set to the music of Edward Elgar, Penda’s Fen tells the story of Stephen, a vicar’s son, and his sexual awakening via a series of visions and mystical...

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