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First Lines

Series analysing the opening scenes of classic dramas

World Service,5 episodes

Episodes

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Mricchakatika (The Little Clay Cart)
Analysing the themes of love, poverty and fighting oppression in 'Mricchakatika'
15 May 2001,13 mins
The Cherry Orchard
Analysing the first scene in Anton Chekhov's play 'The Cherry Orchard'.
16 May 2001,13 mins
The Iceman Cometh
Deconstructing the play written by Eugene O'Neill in 1939
01 Jun 2001,13 mins
The Island
Analysing 'The Island', a play set in Robben Island during South Africa's apartheid era
11 Jun 2001,13 mins
Mother Courage and Her Children
Discussing one of Bertolt Brecht's most celebrated plays
14 Oct 2002,13 mins