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  1. Oedipus the King (BBC, 1986)

    Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles
    BBC2
    Director
    Don Taylor (1936-2003)

    The BBC production of The Theban Plays consisted of three separate theatre plays, each transmitted on different evenings: Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone. These productions were preceded by...

  2. Furies (BBC, 1979)

    Eumenides by Aeschylus
    BBC2 (Serpent Son)
    Director
    Bill Hays

    The BBC production of The Serpent Son, an adaptation of Aeschylus’ Oresteia trilogy by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish, was transmitted in three parts: Agamemnon, Grave Gifts and Furies. The trilogy...

  3. Ivanov (Associated Television, 1966)

    Ivanov by Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)
    ITV (Play of the Week)
    Director
    Graham Evans

    1966 Associated Television production for ITV of Ivanov by Anton Chekhov. This was a presentation of John Gielgud’s adaptation of the play which ran for over a hundred performances in the West End in the...

  4. Martine (BBC, 1952)

    Martine by Jean-Jacques Bernard (1888-1972)
    BBC Television
    Director
    Kenneth Tynan

    1952 BBC production of Martine by Jean-Jacques Bernard.

  5. The Marvellous History of St Bernard (BBC, 1952)

    The Marvellous History of St Bernard by Henri Ghéon (1875-1944)
    BBC Television
    Producer
    Leonard Brett

    1952 BBC live studio presentation on Good Friday of the medieval play The Marvellous History of St Bernard, adapted by Henru Ghéon from a 15th-century manuscript.