Three Classic BBC Plays for Today released on DVD
❉ Simply Media are releasing three films from BBC’s Play for Today series on DVD, showcasing some of the best British actors and writers: Our Day Out, The Imitation Game and The Fishing Party.
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‘Genesis Of The Daleks’ at the BFI, 23 June 2018
❉ The eagerly anticipated Blu-ray release of Doctor Who’s Season 12 was publicised with a screening of ‘Genesis of the Daleks’ at the BFI Southbank.
‘Play for Today: Z for Zachariah’ revisited
❉ Chris Orton looks back on the BBC dramatisation of the post-apocalyptic novel, broadcast 34 years ago today.
Out of tune: The Myth of Dougie vs Dudley, Part 2
❉ Myth-busting the ‘feud’ between the recently departed composer and the legendary TV director.
This Is England: ‘Johnny Jarvis’ on DVD reviewed
❉ A valuable social document capturing the mood of post-punk England.
Philip Martin’s ‘Gangsters’ reviewed
❉ Candy Jar Books have reprinted Philip Martin’s novelisation of the classic gritty 1970s British drama, ‘Gangsters’.