BBC Play of the Month S10E07 · King Lear

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An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

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1. 1 1. The Linden Tree1974-09-08In 1947 England, in the home of Professor Robert Linden, chair of modern history at the provincial University of Burmanley, rationing and austerity seem to have fostered opportunis
2. 2 2. Electra1974-10-24In the city of Mycenae, a few years after the Trojan War, a bitter struggle for justice is undertaken by Electra and her brother Orestes for the murder of their father Agamemnon by
3. 3 3. The Wood Demon1974-10-17 · 1h 50mA luncheon party gathers to celebrate a wealthy unmarried man's birthday; his sister hopes he'll marry Sonya, the daughter of a selfish gout-ridden old professor who makes life Hel
4. 4 4. Robinson Crusoe1974-11-29 · 2h 0mAn English slave trader is marooned on a remote tropical island, forced to fend for himself and deal with crushing loneliness.
5. 5 5. The Apple Cart1975-01-19 · 1h 55mKing Magnus's position as monarch is in danger – can he 'upset the apple cart' and preserve his throne?
6. 6 6. The School for Scandal1975-02-16Scandalmonger Lady Sneerwell controls a nest of gossipy vipers, and young Lady Teazle, bored by her elderly husband Sir Peter, has been lured into the circle too.
7. 7 7. King Lear1975-03-23An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
8. 8 8. Strife1975-05-18A personal dispute between a union leader and a management leader causes chaos for workers at a troublesome tin mining company.
9. 10 10. The Shadow of a Gunman1975-04-20