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1.
A Whole Scene Going (1966– )
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1966)
Music, Talk-Show
Director: Tom Savage | Stars: Barry Fantoni, Wendy Varnals, Len Barry, Kenneth Haigh
Votes: 45
2.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Paul Scofield
(2008)
Documentary
A tribute to one of Britain's most acclaimed actors.
Director: David M. Thompson | Stars: Paul Scofield, Juliet Stevenson, Eileen Atkins, Michael Billington
Votes: 47
3. And It's Goodnight from Him (2005 TV Movie)
59 min | Biography
A tribute to the life of Ronnie Barker, who died on this day.
Director: Sally Norris | Stars: Lynda Baron, Dick Clement, Ronnie Corbett, David Frost
Votes: 13
4. The London Programme (1975–2008)
60 min | News
London Regional Current Affairs programme. Some weeks political, some weeks cultural. Greg Dyke was the Deputy Editor.
Stars: Trevor Phillips, Godfrey Hodgson, John Taylor, Andrew Phillips
Votes: 54
5.
Britain's Finest (2003– )
Episode:
Actresses
(2005)
90 min | Documentary
Director: Kenny Scott | Stars: Simon Callow, Michael Angelis, Michael Billington, Alan Bleasdale
Votes: 67
6. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
Director: Peter Hall | Stars: Georgine Anderson, Stephanie Bidmead, Michael Blakemore, David Buck
Votes: 126
7. Aeschylus' Oresteia (Tony Harrison Adaptation), the National Theatre (1983)
232 min | Drama
The murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Furies.
Director: Peter Hall | Stars: Sean Baker, David Bamber, Nigel Bellairs, Mark Bond
Votes: 31
8. The Final Passage (1996 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama
In 1958 a Caribbean couple make the journey to a new life by moving to England.
Director: Peter Hall | Stars: Michael Cherrie, Natasha Estelle Williams, Diane Parish, Oscar James
Votes: 12
9. The Story of English (1986– )
60 min | Documentary
A history of the English language from its early beginnings to present day English in all its variations.
Stars: Robert MacNeil, J.L. Dillard, Alistair Cooke, Siaka Stevens
Votes: 162
10. Britain's Finest (2003– )
70 min | Documentary
Stars: Carenza Lewis, Loyd Grossman, Bill Paterson, Peter Hall
Votes: 74
11.
Funny Turns (1999–2001)
Episode:
Paul Eddington: A Life Well Lived
(2001)
30 min | Documentary
A posthumous BBC tribute to the beloved British comedy actor Paul Eddington.
Director: Angela O'Leary | Stars: Richard Briers, Paul Eddington, Derek Fowlds, Peter Hall
Votes: 26
12. Theatre Night (1957–1961)
45 min | Drama
A BBC television series of forty-five-minute excerpts from stage plays running in London.
Stars: Cicely Courtneidge, Evelyn Laye, Dora Bryan, Hugh Williams
Votes: 69
13. A Whole Scene Going (1966– )
35 min | Music, Talk-Show
The first of a new series from BBC One reflecting the tastes and times of Britain's under-twenty-ones.
Stars: Barry Fantoni, Wendy Varnals, Paul Jones, Michael Crawford
Votes: 38
14. The Marriage of Figaro (1974 TV Movie)
180 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Director: Dave Heather | Stars: Knut Skram, Ileana Cotrubas, Benjamin Luxon, Kiri Te Kanawa
Votes: 33
15.
The London Programme (1975–2008)
Episode:
Saving the Rose Theatre
(1989)
News
Director: Nick Metcalfe | Stars: Trevor Phillips, Peggy Ashcroft, Tony Banks, Martin Biddle
Votes: 47
16. The Wars of the Roses (1965–1966)
Drama
A filmed theatre production of four of Shakespeare's historical plays condensed down into a trilogy.
Stars: David Warner, Peggy Ashcroft, Donald Burton, Alan Tucker
Votes: 83
17. No Man's Land (1978 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
In this television adaptation of the Harold Pinter classic, a seedy poet (Sir John Gielgud) shows up at the house of a rich writer (Sir Ralph Richardson) and they start reminiscing about the "past".
Directors: Julian Aymes, Peter Hall | Stars: Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Michael Kitchen, Terence Rigby
Votes: 86
18.
The Wars of the Roses (1965–1966)
Episode:
The Lord Protector
(1965)
Drama
The second half of Act 1, Scene 1 of 2 Henry VI (Gloucester unburdening his concerns to the court) and the rest of Act 1, Act 2 and Act 3, Scene 1 (York's revelation of his plans to use Jack Cade to instigate a popular rebellion).
Directors: John Barton, Peter Hall | Stars: David Warner, Peggy Ashcroft, Ian Holm, Katherine Barker
Votes: 7
19. Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute (2004 TV Special)
60 min
A BAFTA tribute to arguably Britain's most popular television comedy actor.
Director: John L. Spencer | Stars: Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker, Lynda Baron, Richard Briers
Votes: 75
20. The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977– )
180 min | Musical
This is the 1977 television recording of the Rise and Fall of Managing by Kurt Weill
Stars: Metropolitan Opera Chorus, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Charles Anthony
Votes: 47
21. Simon Boccanegra (1998 TV Movie)
Drama, Music, Romance
Director: Robin Lough | Stars: Elena Prokina, Giancarlo Pasquetto, David Rendall, Alastair Miles
Votes: 7
22.
The Wars of the Roses (1965–1966)
Episode:
The Inheritance
(1965)
Drama
1 Henry VI Acts 1, 2, 3 and Act 4, Scene 1 (Henry choosing a red rose and inadvertently aligning himself with Somerset).
Directors: John Barton, Peter Hall | Stars: John Normington, David Warner, Peggy Ashcroft, Paul Hardwick
Votes: 8
23. Great Composers (1997– )
Documentary, Music
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Georg Solti, Charles Rosen, Zuzana Parmova
Votes: 46
24. Salome (1992 TV Movie)
105 min | Music
Directors: Derek Bailey, Peter Hall | Stars: Maria Ewing, Michael Devlin, Kenneth Riegel, Gillian Knight
Votes: 41
25. The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland (1973 TV Movie)
150 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
Director: Dave Heather | Stars: Benjamin Luxon, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, Ian Caley
Votes: 7
26.
The Wars of the Roses (1965–1966)
Episode:
Margaret of Anjou
(1965)
Drama
Henry VI Act 4, Scene 2 (Lord Talbot confronting the French general at Harfleur), and the first half of Act 1, Scene 1 of 2 Henry VI (up to Henry and Margaret leaving the court).
Directors: John Barton, Peter Hall | Stars: David Warner, Peggy Ashcroft, Ian Holm, Donald Sinden
Votes: 7
27. Albert Herring (1985 TV Movie)
140 min | Comedy, Music
When Lady Billows realizes no girls in town are worthy of the May Queen title, she crowns virtuous Albert Herring, the greengrocer's son, as the village's May King.
Director: Peter Hall | Stars: John Graham-Hall, Patricia Johnson, Felicity Palmer, Elizabeth Gale
Votes: 18
28.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
L'incoronazione di Poppea
(1984)
TV-G | 150 min | Music, Musical
Directors: Peter Hall, Robin Lough | Stars: Maria Ewing, Dennis Bailey, Cynthia Clarey, Dale Duesing
Votes: 20
29.
The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977– )
Episode:
Carmen
(1987)
172 min | Musical
Gypsy Carmen picks soldier Don Jose as her latest conquest, costs him his career, takes up with a toreador while he's in jail, recruits him for the smuggling ring, and foresees her own death.
Director: Brian Large | Stars: James Levine, Agnes Baltsa, Leona Mitchell, José Carreras
Votes: 115
30. Beethoven's Fidelio (1980 TV Movie)
128 min | Music, Drama
Director: Dave Heather | Stars: Ian Caley, Elizabeth Gale, Curt Appelgren, Elisabeth Söderström
Votes: 13
31. The Shakespeare Sessions (2003)
Documentary
Major film and television stars re-enact famous scenes from the plays of William Shakespeare .
Director: Oren Jacoby | Stars: John Barton, Peter Hall, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Kline
Votes: 30
32. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 896
33.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
The National Theatre: Part Two - War and Peace
(2013)
Documentary
Peter Hall, Richard Eyre, Trevor Nunn and Nicholas Hytner talk about running the new National Theatre from its opening in 1976 to the fulfilment of Olivier's original dream.
Director: Adam Low | Stars: Penelope Wilton, Alan Ayckbourn, Alan Bennett, Michael Blakemore
Votes: 9
34.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
The National Theatre: Part One - The Dream
(2013)
Documentary
First of two documentaries celebrating the National Theatre's 50th anniversary, with contributions from artistic directors, playwrights and stars such as Dame Joan Plowright.
Director: Adam Low | Stars: Penelope Wilton, Michael Blakemore, Peter Brook, Lord Chandos
Votes: 7
35. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 319
36. Timewatch (1982– )
50 min | Documentary, History
BBC investigative documentary series noted for its new perspectives on historical events.
Stars: Michael Praed, Peter France, Christopher Andrew, John Tusa
Votes: 155
37. Orfeo ed Euridice (1982 TV Movie)
130 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
Director: Rodney Greenberg | Stars: Janet Baker, Elisabeth Speiser, Elizabeth Gale
Votes: 23
38. Carmen (1985 TV Movie)
164 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Live stage performance of the opera 'Carmen', with minute set decors, realistic acting, intense and rich voices.
Director: Robin Lough | Stars: Maria Ewing, Barry McCauley, Marie McLaughlin, David Holloway
Votes: 16
39. Pinter's Progress (2009 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary
A personal take on working with Harold Pinter via intimate conversations with actors, directors and writers who share their experiences of the man and his work.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Steven Berkoff, Michael Caine, In-Sook Chappell, Henry Fleet
Votes: 12
40.
The Camomile Lawn (1992)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1992)
53 min | Drama, Romance, War
Helena travels to London for Max's debut concert where both Polly and Calypso guess their secret. Calypso sleeps with Max herself and, after witnessing him turn down the chance to work in ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hall | Stars: Felicity Kendal, Virginia McKenna, Rosemary Harris, Claire Bloom
Votes: 45
41. Otello (2012)
Drama, Music
In Verdi's masterful adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy, a great warrior discovers the one weapon against which he has no defense-his own jealousy. South African tenor Johan Botha, "... See full summary »
Director: Frank Zamacona | Stars: Johan Botha, Zvetelina Vassileva, Marco Vratogna, Beau Gibson
Votes: 14
42. Don Giovanni (1978 TV Movie)
175 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Director: Dave Heather | Stars: Benjamin Luxon, Stafford Dean, Leo Goeke, Rachel Yakar
Votes: 9
43. Imagine (2003– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Biography, History
Wide-ranging BBC arts programme.
Stars: Alan Yentob, Tracey Emin, Chuck Close, Richard Rogers
Votes: 145
44.
Timewatch (1982– )
Episode:
The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde
(1995)
Documentary, History
Stars: Martin Shaw, Lady Alice Douglas, Owen Dudley Edwards, Peter Hall
Votes: 9
45. The Camomile Lawn (1992)
258 min | Drama, Romance, War
In 1939, young Oliver, Calypso, Polly and Walter visit friends and family in Cornwall. Spanish Civil War is over and WW2 has begun, so they enjoy their love life while they can. Decades later, they gather again, this time for a funeral.
Stars: Felicity Kendal, Claire Bloom, Jennifer Ehle, Richard Johnson
Votes: 939
46. She's Been Away (1989)
103 min | Drama
Locked away in an asylum as a young girl because she was an embarrassment to her family, then forgotten, an old woman returns to what's left of her kin and to her memories.
Director: Peter Hall | Stars: Peggy Ashcroft, Geraldine James, James Fox, Jackson Kyle
Votes: 220
47. Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
A portrait of the 30 year relationship between Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. With comments by their friends and family.
Stars: Ian McKellen, Renée Asherson, Alan Bates, Michael Blakemore
Votes: 61
48. Funny Turns (1999–2001)
Documentary
Stars: Richard Briers, Penelope Keith, Felicity Kendal, John Howard Davies
Votes: 9
49.
The Camomile Lawn (1992)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1992)
52 min | Drama, Romance, War
As Max and Monika are interned as aliens and Sophy goes to boarding school Calypso marries the older, wealthy Hector. Oliver is displeased and the wedding is a joyless affair. Calypso ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hall | Stars: Felicity Kendal, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Toby Stephens
Votes: 44
50. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 293