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Great Day

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 13^th Oct 2013, 06:05 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sun 13^th Oct 2013, 06:05 on BBC Two England

Wartime drama. A housewife copes with an embittered and alcoholic husband while she and the rest of her village prepare for a visit by Eleanor Roosevelt.

Contributors

Mrs Ellis:: Flora Robson
Margaret Ellis:: Sheila Sim
John Ellis:: Eric Portman
Lady Mott:: Isabel Jeans
Bob Tyndale:: Walter Fitzgerald
Geoffrey Winthrop:: Philip Friend
Mrs Nora Mumford:: Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs Bridget Walsh:: Maire O'Neill
Pub customer:: Kathleen Harrison
Scottish officer in pub:: John Laurie
Director:: Lance Comfort
Producer:: Victor Hanbury
Writer:: John Davenport

Genres

DramaWar & Disaster

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Films

Source: BBC Online

A Canterbury Tale

Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 5^th Sep 2007, 23:50 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 5^th Sep 2007, 23:50 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Drama set in a small Kent village during World War II. A man takes it upon himself to pour glue into local girls' hair during blackouts if he sees them dating GIs. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Eric Portman
Director:: Michael Powell
Actor:: Sheila Sim
Actor:: Dennis Price
Actor:: Esmond Knight
Actor:: Charles Hawtrey

Genres

Drama

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

The Magic Box

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

Contributors

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

Genres

DramaBiographical

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Films

Source: BBC Online

Desert Island Discs

Sheila Sim

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 27^th Feb 1953, 18:20 on BBC Home Service Basic

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Sheila Sim. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest:: Sheila Sim

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Desert Island Discs

Source: BBC Online

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