Theatre Parade

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Theatre Parade was a British television programme, one of the world's very first regular series, broadcast by the BBC Television Service from its inception during 1936 until 1938. The programme presented excerpts from popular London theatre productions of the time performed by the theatre cast from the BBC's studios at Alexandra Palace. Among the notable productions included in the strand were the first ever television presentations of Lewis Carroll's famous works Alice Through the Looking-Glass and Alice in Wonderland. The very first television adaptation of an Agatha Christie story was a production in this strand with two transmissions of Wasp's Nest on 18 June 1937. As with all television programmes of the time, the shows were performed live, and no visual record other than still photographs exists now.

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Marigold

1936-11-30

A Scottish comedy by L. Allen Harker and F. R. Pryor. Scenes from The Royalty Theatre Production.

Murder in the Cathedral

1936-12-07

This play was produced by E. Martin Browne - in this afternoon's production he is playing the part of the Fourth Tempter and Knight - at the Canterbury Festival in 1935. It was first performed in the Chapter House at Canterbury. The play deals with the last month of Becket's life. The dialogue is written almost entirely in rhyming verse and the chorus - more than anything else, the play is Greek in form - is in free verse.

Treasure Island

1937-01-04

Young Jim Hawkins is torn between his loyalty to his benefactors and his affection for lovable rogue Long John Silver in their struggle to recover a buried pirate treasure.

Anthony and Anna

1937-01-05

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1937-01-22

Whiteoaks

1937-01-25

A young woman feels country life is robbing her of true happiness.

Heart's Content

1937-03-05

Jane Eyre

1937-03-08

After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.

The Rising of the Moon

1937-03-15

Anna Christie

1937-05-07

A waterfront hooker and a rough-hewn Irish sailor fall in love.

Swing Along

1937-05-14

Twelfth Night

1937-05-14

Hassan: Part 1

1937-06-08

Hassan: Part 2

1937-06-14

The Wasp's Nest

1937-06-18

Measure for Measure

1937-10-25

When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex. His sister, Isabella (a nun-in-training), however, is a very persuasive pleader. She goes to Angelo, but instead of freeing her brother, she gets an offer from Angelo to save Claudio's life if Isabella sleeps with him. The only sympathetic friend Isabella has is a priest who, in actuality, is the Duke in disguise...and he has a plan.

Thank You Mr. Pepys

1938-01-06