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Poetry Please

Gothic Poetry

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 31^st Jan 2016, 16:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 6^th Feb 2016, 23:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Roger McGough gets eerie with selection of gothic poetry from Edgar Allen Poe, Sylvia Plath and Percy Shelley. With archive recordings from Sir John Gielgud and Robert Donat. Show more

Goodbye, Mr Chips

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 5^th May 2014, 08:35 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sat 3^rd Jun 2017, 08:10 on BBC Two HD

Classic drama chronicling the life and times of a teacher in an English public school. Mr Chips is a strict disciplinarian, but finding love turns him into a kind and gentle tutor. Show more

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Mr Chips:: Robert Donat
Katherine:: Greer Garson
Wetherby:: Lyn Harding
Staefel:: Paul Von Hernried
Peter Colley as a Young Man:: John Mills
John Colley / Peter Colley I, II and III:: Terry Kilburn
Flora:: Judith Furse
Director:: Sam Wood
Writer:: RC Sherriff
Writer:: Claudine West
Writer:: Eric Maschwitz

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Source: BBC Online

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 38 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 8^th Aug 2007, 12:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 8^th Aug 2007, 12:00 on BBC Two Wales

Drama about an English servant girl who becomes a missionary in World War II China. Based on a true story. Show more

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Actor:: Ingrid Bergman
Actor:: Curt Jurgens
Actor:: Robert Donat
Actor:: Ronald Squire
Actor:: Michael David
Actor:: Athene Seyler
Director:: Mark Robson

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Source: BBC Online

The Magic Box

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 30^th Jul 2013, 12:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sun 16^th Dec 2018, 06:30 on BBC Two England

Biography of British film pioneer William Friese-Greene, who designed and patented a working cinematic camera. His life was dogged by hardship and lack of recognition. Show more

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William Friese-Greene:: Robert Donat
Edith Friese-Greene:: Margaret Johnston
Helena Friese-Greene:: Maria Schell
Maurice Friese-Greene:: John Howard Davies
Lord Beaverbrook:: Robert Beatty
Jack Carter:: Richard Attenborough
Arthur Collings:: Eric Portman
Harold:: Dennis Price
May Jones:: Glynis Johns
Platform Man:: Cecil Parker
Assistant in Laboratory:: David Tomlinson
Bank Manager:: Emlyn Williams
Hotel Receptionist:: Kay Walsh
Police Officer:: Laurence Olivier
Maida Vale Doctor:: Leo Genn
House Agent:: Marius Goring
Reporter:: Michael Denison
Industry Man:: Peter Ustinov
Nursemaid:: Sheila Sim
Broker's Man:: Stanley Holloway
Miss Tagg:: Renee Asherson
Company Promoter:: Roland Culver
Mr Lege:: Michael Redgrave
Ethel Friese-Greene:: Janette Scott
Cousin Alfred:: Bernard Miles
Mrs Claire:: Joyce Grenfell
Lady Pond:: Margaret Rutherford
Maurice Guttenberg:: Frederick Valk
Official Receiver:: Michael Hordern
Sergeant in Storeroom:: Sydney James
Doctor's Housekeeper:: Thora Hird
Recruiting Sergeant:: William Hartnell
Sitter in Bath Studio:: Googie Withers
Sitter in Bath Studio:: Richard Murdoch
Sitter in Bath Studio:: Sybil Thorndike
Mrs Stukely:: Joan Hickson
Industry Man:: Peter Jones
Director:: John Boulting

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Source: BBC Online

The 39 Steps

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 28^th Jul 2007, 13:15 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 4^th Jan 2024, 14:20 on BBC Two Wales

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Classic Hitchcock mystery. A man is pursued by the police for a murder he did not commit and by an international spy ring for information he does not possess. Show more

Contributors

Richard Hannay:: Robert Donat
Pamela:: Madeleine Carroll
Miss Smith:: Lucie Mannheim
Professor Jordan:: Godfrey Tearle
Crofter's wife:: Peggy Ashcroft
Crofter:: John Laurie
Mrs Jordan:: Helen Haye
Sheriff Watson:: Frank Cellier
Memory:: Wylie Watson
Commercial Traveller:: Gus McNaughton
Maid:: Peggy Simpson
Director:: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer:: Michael Balcon
Writer:: Alma Reville

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