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The Man of Destiny

Summary: 1981 BBC production of The Man of Destiny by George Bernard Shaw.
Theatre play: The Man of Destiny by [George] Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) [more information]
Play synopsis: A tale of Napoleon’s battle-of-the-sexes with a woman over a steamy love letter from Joséphine.
Production history: Dated to 1897.
Date of transmission: Tuesday 5 May 1981
Time: 9.30-10.30pm
Channel: BBC1
Production company: BBC

Credits

Director

Producer

Lighting

Playwright

[George] Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Designer

Script Editor

Stuart Griffiths

Cast

Simon Callow	Napoleon
Delphine Seyrig	The Lady
Niall Toibin	Giuseppe
David Troughton	Lieutenant

Additional details

Play tags: 18th-century setting; 19th-century setting; Edwardian drama; France, as theme or setting; historical drama; Italy, as theme or setting; wartime, as theme or setting

Audiovisual sources

Title: The Man of Destiny (BBC, 1981)
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Print sources

Title: Radio Times, 30 April 1981 (Magazine)
Linking notes: long article, pp. 8-10; article, p. 45

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