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"Oscar Wilde" (31 results)
An exploration of Aubrey Beardsley's drawings of Oscar Wilde and the impact he had on Wild...
An exploration of how Oscar Wilde was satirised for his dedication to aestheticism.
An extract from a letter Oscar Wilde wrote about 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'.
Merlin Holland tells the story of the epic court clash at the Old Bailey in 1895 between his grandfather, Oscar Wilde, and Edward C...
A discussion of Oscar Wilde's social standing at the time of writing 'The Importance of Being Earnest'.
Poignant dramatisation of the life of Oscar Wilde, leading up to the sensational trial that resulted in his ultimate downfall. Stephen Fry stars.
Writer Michael Bracewell presents an unusual and provocative look at the life and legacy of Oscar Wilde. With contributions from Stephen Fry, Neil Tennant an...
A star-studded account of Oscar Wilde's glittering and controversial career before his trial for homosexual crimes and tragic fall from grace.
An introduction to Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'.
An extract from 'The Importance of Being Earnest', i...
An extract from 'The Importance of Being Earnest', in which Jack reveals that he was foun...
An extract from 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' in which Dorian reveals ...
An introduction to the plot and Victorian context of Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'.
Paul McGann discusses Oscar Wilde's play 'Lady Windermere's Fan' and the scandal of...
Biopic about the final years of playwright Oscar Wilde. An exiled Wilde looks back on his life from his deathbed in a small Parisian flat, longing for a ret...
Play by Oscar Wilde starring Coral Browne, Michael Jaystone, Julian Holloway, Gemma Jones, Celia Bannerman, Lally ...
Play by Oscar Wilde with Margaret Leighton, Keith Michell, Jeremy Brett, Dinah Sheridan and Susan Hampshire.
Play by Oscar Wilde, dramatised by John Osbourne, with John Gielgud, Peter Firth Jeremy Brett and Mark Dignam, Judi Bowker and...
Drama play written by Oscar Wilde, set in 1892.
Irish composer Gerald Barry's three-act opera based on the iconic Oscar Wilde play - 'a trivial comedy for ...
Daljit Nagra introduces an edition featuring Oscar Wilde's ''The Ballad of Reading Gaol'', read by Alex Jennings.
Stephen Rea reads Oscar Wilde's ''The Ballad of Reading Gaol'' for National Poetry Day.
A gay bus conductor in 1960s Dublin meets opposition when he decides to stage a production of Oscar Wilde's banned drama Salome.
Screen adaptation of Oscar Wilde's celebrated play in which two Victorian gentlemen both adopt a double identity under the name of Ern...
Two gentlemen friends use the same alias to pursue the women they love. Wilde's classic with Mathew Baynton and Gemma Jones.
At a country house party, Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret comes back to haunt her. Stars Diana Rigg and Martin Jarvis.
Read by P D James.
How did a baby come to be deposited in the left luggage room at Victoria Station in mistake for a three-volume novel? ...
An MP is bribed into pushing a scheme through the Commons by a woman he once had dealings with. Starring Cate Blanchett and Minnie Driver.
Two bachelors adopt the fictitious personae of the wealthy, eligible and entirely imaginary man named Ernest in order to court the lad...
Crafty friends Jack and Algernon are living a double life in London 1895. Starring Dame Judi Dench as Lady Bracknell, Martin Clunes as...
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