Playwriting
The Essay. Samuel Beckett - Happy Days, Beckett and the Wake. Audio, 15 minutes
Photographer John Minihan on taking some of the best-known photographs of Samuel Beckett.
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The Essay. Samuel Beckett - Happy Days, Lost in Translation. Audio, 15 minutes
Director Netia Jones on the relationship between words and music in Samuel Beckett's work.
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The Essay. Samuel Beckett - Happy Days, Beckett expert Dr Mark Nixon on editing a Beckett story 80 years after it was written. Audio, 15 minutes
Beckett expert Dr Mark Nixon on editing a Beckett story 80 years after it was written.
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The Essay. Samuel Beckett - Happy Days, Beckett's Living Dead. Audio, 15 minutes
Commentator Fintan O'Toole on themes of mortality and death in Samuel Beckett's work.
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The Essay. Samuel Beckett - Happy Days, A Body of Becketts. Audio, 15 minutes
Actress Lisa Dwan describes the demands of performing in works by Samuel Beckett.
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Sunday Feature. Dennis Potter - With Aggressive Affection. Audio, 45 minutes
Matthew Sweet reassseses the life, work and legacy of playwright Dennis Potter.
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The Essay. Georgian Portraits, Ian Kelly on David Garrick. Audio, 15 minutes
Actor and writer Ian Kelly explores the life and times of David Garrick.
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Profile. Sir Alan Ayckbourn. Audio, 13 minutes
Alan Ayckbourn is a celebrated comedy playwright. But what is behind his acerbic wit?
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Sunday Feature. Arnold Wesker. Audio, 45 minutes
Matthew Sweet looks back at the life and career of playwright Arnold Wesker.
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Ayckbourn in Action. Audio, 30 minutes
An exploration of playwright Alan Ayckbourn's directing career.
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Great Lives. Harold Pinter. Audio, 30 minutes
Matthew Parris introduces the life of writer Harold Pinter, chosen by Diane Abbott MP.
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The Tudor Tarantino. Audio, 30 minutes
Dominic Arkwright charts the life of Thomas Middleton, the bad boy of Renaissance drama
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Great Lives. Tennessee Williams. Audio, 30 minutes
Stand-up comedian Rich Hall discusses the life of playwright Tennessee Williams.
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Blasted: The Life and Death of Sarah Kane. Audio, 30 minutes
Dan Rebellato explores the life and work of playwright Sarah Kane.
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Great Lives. George Bernard Shaw. Audio, 30 minutes
Dr Phil Hammond chooses the Nobel Prize-winning playwright, George Bernard Shaw.
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Desert Island Discs. David Edgar. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is playwright David Edgar
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Great Lives. Julian Clary on Noel Coward. Audio, 30 minutes
Matthew Parris presents Julian Clary's nomination of Noel Coward.
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Desert Island Discs. Stephen Poliakoff. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is playwright and director Stephen Poliakoff
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Desert Island Discs. Ronald Harwood. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is playwright Ronald Harwood
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Desert Island Discs. Peter Nichols. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is playwright Peter Nichols
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Artbeat. Charles Mulekwa. Audio, 29 minutes
An interview with playwright Charles Mulekwa
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Spotlight. West of Eden Play. Audio, 4 minutes
Harry Harrison talks about his play and huge changes in technology
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