Making ‘Drama…’, 5. The Style
John Wyver writes: I'm cautious about writing this post, which I intend - for the moment at least - to be the last in a series that has reflected on the production process of Drama Out more
John Wyver writes: I'm cautious about writing this post, which I intend - for the moment at least - to be the last in a series that has reflected on the production process of Drama Out more
John Wyver writes: I'm keen to use this post to draw together the features, previews and reviews for our documentary Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today, first shown on BBC Four more
John Wyver writes: With transmission on Monday evening (9pm, BBC Four, in case you're in any doubt) hurtling towards us I'm returning to this series of posts reflecting on the production process of our documentary about Play for Today, Drama more
John Wyver writes: with Monday 12 October now confirmed for BBC Four's initial transmission of Drama out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today, I'm going to continue my series of posts about the making of the documentary. more
John Wyver writes: with the 50th anniversary of the first Play for Today broadcast in 1970 fast approaching, and with our BBC Four documentary about the strand, Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today, scheduled at more
John Wyver writes: this is the second of a series of posts, which began here, in which I am chronicling the making of our BBC Four documentary, Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play more
John Wyver writes: Illuminations has delivered to the BBC our 90-minute documentary Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today which marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the Play for Today more
John Wyver writes: Sunday evening on BBC Four sees the premiere of our screen version of the Almeida Theatre's production of Albion. This is an Illuminations co-production with the Almeida Theatre and more
John Wyver writes: My previous post 'Earl Cameron and a lost play' traced my research explorations prompted by a repeat transmission in 1971 as a Play for Today of a more
John Wyver writes: Back in October 2018 I was fortunate to see Basil Dearden's 1951 luminous crime drama Pool of London at BFI Southbank. What made the occasion particularly special more