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  1. The Ghost Sonata (BBC, 1962)

    The Ghost Sonata [Spöksonaten] by August Strindberg (1849-1912)
    BBC Television
    Producer
    Stuart Burge

    1962 BBC production of The Ghost Sonata by August Strindberg.

  2. The Truth About Billy Newton (BBC, 1961)

    The Truth About Billy Newton by Doris Lessing (1919-2013)
    BBC Television
    Producer
    Brandon Acton-Bond

    1961 BBC production of The Truth About Billy Newton by Doris Lessing, which the Radio Times states was ‘From the west’.

  3. Henry V: The Band of Brothers (BBC, 1960)

    King Henry V by William Shakespeare
    BBC Television (Age of Kings)
    Director
    Michael Hayes

    1960 BBC production of Henry V: The Band of Brothers by Shakespeare, the eighth in the fifteen-part series An Age of Kings which was the BBC’s great national pageant of eight history plays.

  4. Henry V: Signs of War (BBC, 1960)

    King Henry V by William Shakespeare
    BBC Television (Age of Kings)
    Director
    Michael Hayes

    1960 BBC production of Henry V: Signs of War by Shakespeare, the seventh in the fifteen-part series An Age of Kings which was the BBC’s great national pageant of eight history plays.

  5. The Price of Freedom (BBC, 1960)

    The Price of Freedom by John Heron and Maureen Quiney
    BBC Television
    Producer
    Naomi Capon

    1960 BBC production of The Price of Freedom by John Heron and Maureen Quiney, given under the banner of World Refugee Year, 1959-1960.

  6. Women of Troy (BBC, 1958)

    Trojan Women by Euripides
    BBC Television (Television World Theatre)
    Producers
    Michael Elliott; Casper Wrede

    This BBC Television production of Euripides’ Trojan Women appears to be the first ancient Greek play transmitted on British television. An 18-minute extract of the production was recorded and survives.

  7. Happy as Larry (BBC, 1948)

    Happy as Larry by Donagh McDonagh (1912-1968)
    BBC Television
    Producer
    George More O’Ferrall (1907-1982)

    1948 BBC live studio production of Donagh McDonagh’s Irish fantasy Happy as Larry.

  8. Murder in the Cathedral (BBC, 1947)

    Murder in the Cathedral by T. S. Eliot (1888-1965)
    BBC Television
    Producer
    George More O’Ferrall (1907-1982)

    1947 BBC live studio production of T. S. Eliot’s drama Murder in the Cathedral.