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Thursday Theatre: Johnson Over Jordan (BBC2, 4 February 1965)

Post author By billysmart
Post date February 11, 2015
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The 1965 television adaptation of J. B. Priestley’s 1939 stage play Johnson over Jordan for the BBC2 anthology series of stage plays Thursday Theatre[i] (to be screened at BFI Southbank on February 15 as part of our ‘TV’s Forgotten Dramas’ season) raises interesting questions as to the suitability of experimental, non-naturalist, narrative forms for the […]

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‘Forgotten Dramas: Rediscovering British Television’s Neglected Plays’ Season at BFI Southbank: February 2015

Post author By billysmart
Post date January 6, 2015
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We are pleased to be able to announce details of the ‘Forgotten Dramas: Rediscovering British Television’s Neglected Plays’ season, held at BFI Southbank this February, curated by Lez Cooke and Billy Smart as a part of the AHRC-funded ‘History of Forgotten Television Drama in the UK’ project at Royal Holloway College, University of London.