Television World Theatre

Season 1

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examining BBC production documentation and audience research to identify the institutional discourses that surrounded the making and transmission of these programmes. Recurrent arguments throughout the production of the series form a framework of institutional expectations within which classic theatrical plays were commissioned, made and presented for BBC Television. Having identified these questions (relating to audience address, populism, and the viability of creating a unified ‘house style’ across the diverse plays included in an anthology series), the article assesses the contemporary press discourse surrounding Television World Theatre before concluding with a consideration of how the experience of Television World Theatre affected expectations the next time that the BBC attempted a similar project in Festival (1963–1964).
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14 Episodes
  • The Life of Henry V
    E1
    The Life of Henry VEpisode 1
  • The Cherry Orchard
    E2
    The Cherry OrchardEpisode 2
  • Women of Troy
    E3
    Women of TroyEpisode 3
  • The Captain of Koepenick
    E4
    The Captain of KoepenickEpisode 4
  • The Dark Is Light Enough
    E5
    The Dark Is Light EnoughEpisode 5
  • Heartbreak House
    E6
    Heartbreak HouseEpisode 6
  • The Government Inspector
    E7
    The Government InspectorEpisode 7
  • The Judge
    E8
    The JudgeEpisode 8
  • The Master Builder
    E9
    The Master BuilderEpisode 9
  • Amphitryon 38
    E10
    Amphitryon 38Episode 10
  • The Circle of Chalk
    E11
    The Circle of ChalkEpisode 11
  • The Clandestine Marriage
    E12
    The Clandestine MarriageEpisode 12
  • Strange Interlude: Part 1
    E13
    Strange Interlude: Part 1Episode 13
  • Strange Interlude: Part 2
    E14
    Strange Interlude: Part 2Episode 14

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