British Broadcasting Corporation
1821) Falstaff
Author
Language
Italiano
Description
"Renato Bruson, the renowned interpreter of Verdi and one of the leading lyric baritones of the day, sings the title role. Katia Ricciarelli leads the trio of merry wives with Lucia Valentini-Terrani as Mistress Quickly and Brenda Boozer as Meg Page. Leo Nucci sings the role of Ford and the young lovers are portrayed by Dalmacio Gonzalez and Barbara Hendricks. Stunning designs by Hayden Griffen and Michael Stennett provide the perfect setting for...
1822) Die Fledermaus, John Cox ; produced by John Vernon ; directed for television by Humphrey Burton
Language
English
Description
Baron von Eisenstein is supposed to go to jail for eight days for a minor offense, but decides to attend a ball first. When the governor of the jail comes to take him away he finds the Baroness entertaining a former suitor. To avoid difficulty, she persuades the suitor to pose as her husband and go to jail for a night but when she goes to the ball alone she faces other complications.
1823) Cranford
Language
English
Description
1842. Cranford is a small market town in the Northwest part of England. It is a place governed by etiquette, custom and above all, an intricate network of ladies. For spinsters Deborah Jenkyns, the arbiter of correctness in Cranford, and her demurring sister Matty, the town is a hub of intrigue where little goes unnoticed. Everyone in town - from the charming rogue Dr. Marshland to Mrs. Jamieson and her lap dog - talks, and in turn is talked about....
1824) The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess ; directed by Trevor Nunn ; produced by Greg Smith and Stephany Marks
Language
English
Description
Video adaptation of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera stage production directed by Trevor Nunn. The Gershwins' classic musical drama portrays the lives of the occupants of Catfish Row. Includes synopsis in English, French, German and Italian.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome back to the sleepy 1950s Cotswold village of Kembleford, where-in addition to shepherding his flock-Father Brown (Mark Williams, Harry Potter films, Doctor Who) uses his personal blend of intuition, psychology, compassion and justice to solve local crimes. He's ably abetted in his investigations by no-nonsense parish secretary Mrs. McCarthy, glamorous socialite Lady Felicia Montague and her accommodating chauffeur, Sid Carter. If only Detective...
1828) Carmen
Language
Français
Description
"Maria Ewing is the fiery, seductive gypsy who dares to love as she chooses, regardless of the cost. Luis Lima is the tragic Don José, whose obsessive desire for Carmen destroys them both"--Container.
Language
English
Description
"When An Age of Kings was first broadcast, it was the most conceptually ambitious Shakespeare project ever attempted for either film or television. Its fifteen parts encompassed Richard II, both parts of Henry IV, Henry V, all three parts of Henry VI and Richard III, effectively presenting a chronological history of British royalty from 1377 to 1485. An Age of Kings' adapter Eric Crozier cut the text into schedule-friendly 60 and 75 minute episodes....