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  1. Simon and Laura (BBC, 1964)

    Simon and Laura by Alan Melville (1910-1983)
    BBC2 (Theatre 625; Thursday Theatre)
    Director
    Christopher Morahan

    BBC Television production of Alan Melville’s comedy Simon and Laura, presented in the Thursday Theatre strand. It was repeated in the Theatre 625 series in 1966.

  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. Carissima (BBC, 1959)

    Carissima by Eric Maschwitz
    BBC Television (Musical Playhouse)
    Producer
    Francis Essex

    1959 BBC Television production of Carissima, a play with music by Eric Maschwitz. This was Ginger Rogers’ first live appearance on British television.

  4. The Desk Set (BBC, 1958)

    The Desk Set by William Marchant
    BBC Television
    Director
    Willard Stoker

    This BBC Television version of the Liverpool Playhouse Company’s production of the American comedy The Desk Set was transmitted ‘from the BBC’s North of England studio’ (Radio Times, 22 May 1958).

  5. His and Hers (Associated-Rediffusion, 1957)

    His and Hers by Michael Kanin and Fay Kanin
    ITV (Play of the Week)
    Director
    Tania Lieven

    1957 Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of

  6. You, Too, Can Have a Body (BBC, 1957)

    You, Too, Can Have a Body by F. A. Robinson
    BBC Television (Sunday-Night Theatre; Brian Rix Presents)
    Director
    Henry Kendall

    This BBC presentation of F. A. Robinson’s comedy You, Too, Can Have a Body, from the Whitehall Theatre in London, was acted by the cast of the current Whitehall production of the farce Dry Rot (Radio...

  7. Our Town (BBC, 1957)

    Our Town by Thornton Wilder (1897-1975)
    BBC Television (Sunday-Night Theatre)
    Producer
    Alvin Rakoff

    BBC production of Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town.

  8. Simon and Laura [excerpt] (BBC, 1955)

    Simon and Laura by Alan Melville (1910-1983)
    BBC Television

    1954 BBC live broadcast of an excerpt from Alan Melville’s comedy Simon and Laura performed before an invited audience at the Strand Theatre, London; presented by arrangement with H. M. Tennent, Ltd.

  9. Carissima (BBC, 1950)

    Carissima by Eric Maschwitz
    BBC Television
    Producer
    Walton Anderson

    1950 BBC Television production of Carissima, a musical play by Eric Maschwitz.