form y separately published work icon A Cheery Soul single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of A Cheery Soul Patrick White , 1965 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 1966... 1966 A Cheery Soul
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    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) ,       1966 .
      Link: 19046734Digitised script Sighted: 16/04/2020
      Extent: 75min.p.
      Series: form y separately published work icon The Wednesday Play BBC TV (publisher), London : BBC TV , 1964-1970 Z1649155 1964 series - publisher film/TV

      A British television series of one-off plays made by the BBC. The series gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 1960s, including Dennis Potter, Ken Loach, David Mercer, and John Hopkins. Australia's Alan Seymour also had two of his plays produced in 1965 - The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne and Auto-Stop. Some of the more famous productions include Up the Junction; Cathy Come Home; Stand Up Nigel Barton; Vote, Vote, Vote For Nigel Barton; On the Eve of Publication; and Son of Man. The series often addressed controversial issues such as homelessness and abortion.

             Number in series: 58

      Holdings

      Held at: National Archives of Australia National Archives Library
      Note:
      Holdings include a digitised rehearsal script.
Subjects:
  • ca. 1950s
Settings:
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    Australia,
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