The Birth of Television
Nov 01, 1976In this feature-length documentary from 1976, Leslie Mitchell and special guests recall the birth of BBC Television forty years before.
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Cyril Fletcher
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A Piece of Cake
Nov 01, 1948Set in the austere post–World War II British world of rationing, Cyril dreams up an ode to an imaginary character named Merlin Mound who can provide anything one can wish. Merlin becomes real and grants his host's wishes; not by conjuring the items out of thin air, but depriving them from other people's ownership, which leads to trouble.
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Yellow Canary
Dec 13, 1943
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mar 12, 1947L'Angleterre du XIXe siècle. Après le décès de son père, le jeune Nicholas Nickleby doit subvenir aux besoins de sa mère et de sa soeur. Par l'intermédiaire de son oncle Ralph, un homme cruel et cupide, il obtient un poste d'enseignant. Mais Nicholas ne s'entend pas avec le sadique directeur de l'école...
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A Piece of Cake
Nov 01, 1948Set in the austere post–World War II British world of rationing, Cyril dreams up an ode to an imaginary character named Merlin Mound who can provide anything one can wish. Merlin becomes real and grants his host's wishes; not by conjuring the items out of thin air, but depriving them from other people's ownership, which leads to trouble.
Comedy
That's Life!
Jun 11, 1994A magazine-style television series on BBC1 which was broadcast from May 1973 to June 1994, presented by Esther Rantzen, with various changes of co-presenters. The show presented hard-hitting investigations alongside satire and occasional light entertainment.
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