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imagine...: Winter 2011: Episode 3: Alan Ayckbourn - Greetings from Scarborough

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Alan Ayckbourn - Greetings from Scarborough

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Episode 3: Alan Ayckbourn - Greetings from Scarborough

Winter 2011

BBC One - imagine..., Winter 2011, Alan Ayckbourn - Greetings from Scarborough

Imagine sets out to discover why playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn is so popular.

Imagine sets out to discover why playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn is so popular, and a chorus of distinguished fans explain why he must be recognised as one of the great dramatists.

Sir Alan Ayckbourn is often described as the world's most performed living playwright. Yet it is his popularity that has often led to him being overlooked as a serious dramatist in the UK. As he premieres his 75th play in his seaside theatre in Scarborough, Imagine sets out to discover why Ayckbourn is so popular, and a chorus of distinguished fans explain why he must be recognised as one of the great dramatists of our time.

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