<p>All updates are blog essays/reviews unless otherwise stated. These dates refer to first posting. (Dates of updates are listed on the pages themselves.) We only list updates as new pieces if they are revised so substantially as to constitute a new piece (for instance, making widespread use of new research findings). Scroll down for a list of revised pieces.</p>
<p><strong>June 2026</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=8417" target="_self">Docudrama &#8211; Notes #2</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>September 2021</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=7831" target="_self" rel="noopener">Frank Cox</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>December 2020</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=7772" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>Sleepers</em> (1991)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>January 2019</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=7472" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Wycliffe</em> (1994-98)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>February 2018</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=7313" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>A Day in Summer</em> (1989)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>January 2018</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=7284" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Re-recording live drama: The fallibility of the television drama record</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>June 2017</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=7046" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>Destiny</em> (1978) Part 3 of 3</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=7043" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>Destiny</em> (1978) Part 2 of 3</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>May 2017</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=7040" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>Destiny</em> (1978) Part 1 of 3</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>March 2017</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=6983" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">James O&#8217; Connor</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>February 2017</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=6871" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Call the Midwife</em> Notes #2: Style and meaning; or, Trixie&#8217;s fingernails</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>January 2017</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=6553" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Call the Midwife</em> Notes #1: Why Sunday nights?</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>September 2016</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=6233" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Giles Cooper</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>July 2016</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=6434" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Experiments in colour and electronic film: <em>George&#8217;s Room</em> (1967)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>June 2016</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=6330" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Importance of Being Earnest</em> on television</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>May 2016</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=6235" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Stella</em> (1968)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>March 2016</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=5922" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Representing the everyday in <em>Coronation Street</em> (1960 and 2013)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>February 2016</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=5873" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Lad and the Loser: <em>Budgie</em> (1971-72)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>December 2015</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=5303" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live soap: <em>EastEnders</em> and <em>Coronation Street</em> (2015)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>November 2015</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Changes to design (different template); removed illustrated menu second sidebar; minor changes in presentation (for instance, in titles and bylines) throughout.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>October 2014</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4722" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Nineteen Eighty-Four</em> (1954): Myth versus reality</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>September 2014</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4855" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Docudrama &#8211; Notes #1: TV sets &amp; TV Centre</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>May 2014</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4689" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Charles Wood</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>April 2014</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4597" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today: Leeds United!</em> (1974) Part 3 of 3</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>March 2014</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4429" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today: Leeds United!</em> (1974) Part 2 of 3</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>February 2014</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4110" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today: Leeds United!</em> (1974) Part 1 of 3</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>January 2014</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4385" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Playhouse: The Unborn</em> (1980)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1141" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Creature</em> (1955)</a>. [Major updates to existing piece.]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1249" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The July Plot</em> (1964)</a>. [Major updates to existing piece.]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1229" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Doctor Korczak and the Children</em> (1962)</a> [Major updates to existing piece.]</li>
<li>Also revisions to <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2424" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Wear a Very Big Hat</em> (1965)</a>, <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=351" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">James MacTaggart </a>.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>December 2013</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4313" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Armchair Theatre: Underground</em> (1958) </a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>November 2013</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4228" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">(Times and) Spaces of Television &#8211; <em>Doctor Who</em>: <em>Warriors&#8217; Gate</em> (1981)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4228" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=319" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michael Barry</a> [Major updates to existing piece.]</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>October 2013</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4055" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Osborne</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4055" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=384" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iain MacCormick</a> [Major updates to existing piece.]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=3999" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Old Men at the Zoo</em> (1983)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>September 2013 </strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=3984" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Live from Pebble Mill</em> (1983)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>August 2013</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=3932" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>The Fishing Party</em> (1972)<br />
</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>July 2013</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=3817" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Beyond the reach of the cartographer: Dennis Potter the reviewing writer and writing reviewer</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>March 2013</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=3570" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>Funny Farm</em> (1975)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>February 2013</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=3526" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today / The Largest Theatre in the World</em>: <em>The Lie</em> (1970)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>January 2013</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=3428" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Girl</em> (2012)</a></li>
<li>New material added, and amendments made, to several biographies, in particular <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=866" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Philip Saville: <em>Play for Today</em></a> and <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=461" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Taylor</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>December 2012</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=3250" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">The &#8216;Appening: <em>Parkin&#8217;s Patch</em> (1969-70)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>November 2012</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2931" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Making Contact with <em>Contact</em>: from AFN Clarke to Alan Clarke</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>October 2012</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=3086" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Level Seven</em> (1966)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>September 2012</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2934" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Good Companions</em> (1980-81)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>August 2012</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2843" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Dixon of Dock Green</em> in the 1970s</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>July 2012</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2780" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Peter Luke</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2789" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Children&#8217;s Ward</em> series 1</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>June 2012</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2715" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cedric Messina</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2658" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cedric Messina: credits</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>May 2012</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2600" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ian Curteis</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>April 2012</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2519" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Disputed territory: drama and the Falklands</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>March 2012</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1141" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Creature</em> (1955)</a> Revised version of earlier piece</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2166" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>This is England &#8217;88</em> (2011)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>February 2012</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2424" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Wear a Very Big Hat</em> (1965)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>January 2012</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2346" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">&#8216;You dirty old man!&#8217;: masculinity and class in <em>Steptoe and Son</em> (1962-74)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>December 2011</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2164" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Singing Detective</em>: 25th Anniversary conference (December 2011) report</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>November 2011</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2069" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>Rumpole of the Bailey</em> (1975)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>September 2011</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1839" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scene vs Scene #1: <em>Doctor Who</em>: The Deadly Assassin and <em>Play for Today</em>: Gangsters</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1849" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Sullivan</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>August 2011</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Removed <em>Play for Today</em> episode guide tables after site crashed; began year-by-year pages with accompanying scans and images</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>July 2011</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>DVD review: <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1627" target="_top" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Tales Out of School</em> (1983)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>May 2011</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1494" target="_top" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Conversation at Night</em> (1969)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>April 2011</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1429" target="_top" rel="noopener noreferrer">From <em>The Blue Lamp</em> (1950) to <em>The Black and Blue Lamp</em> (1988): the police in TV drama</a></li>
<li>Moved to new layout; moved options to drop-down menu; added DVD promo box; made minor design and content changes in <em>Play for Today</em> section.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>February 2011</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1249" target="_top" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The July Plot</em> (1964)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>January 2011</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1229" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Doctor Korczak and the Children</em> (1962)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>December 2010</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1220" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Stalingrad</em> (1963)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>November 2010</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1141" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Creature</em> (1955) </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1035" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Richard I in TV drama &#8211; <em>Doctor Who</em>: <em>The Crusade</em> (1965) and beyond</a></li>
<li>Restructure: integrated <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?page_id=858" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em> site into main site, moving all essays (all PFT entries listed below)</a><a> and </a><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?page_id=1046" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">episode guide</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>October 2010</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=715" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>This is England &#8217;86</em> (2010)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>August 2010</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=611" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Sherlock</em>: <em>A Study in Pink</em> (2010) and Holmes on TV</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>April 2010</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=461" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Taylor</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=488" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Doctor Who</em>: <em>The Eleventh Hour</em> (2010)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>March 2010</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=884" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>The Falklands Factor</em> (1983)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=384" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iain MacCormick</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>February 2010</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=351" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">James MacTaggart</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=338" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Whisper it but perhaps Malcolm Tucker is good for us</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>January 2010</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=319" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michael Barry</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=244" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michael Palin, <em>Halfway to Hollywood: Diaries 1980-1988</em> (2009)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>December 2009</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=213" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Out of this World</em> (1962)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>November 2009</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=198" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Mrs Wickens in the Fall</em> (1957)</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>October 2009</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=171" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>A Very British Coup</em> (1988)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=917" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>84, Charing Cross Road</em> (1975)</a></li>
<p>&nbsp;</ul>
<p><strong>September 2009</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=919" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>Sunset Across the Bay</em> (1975)</a></li>
<li>Added Contents section</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>July 2009</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=921" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: Interview with Alan Plater about <em>Land of Green Ginger</em></a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>May 2009</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=76" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The War Game</em> (1965)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=973" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>The Long Distance Piano Player</em> (1970)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=882" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>Brimstone and Treacle</em> (1976, tx. 1987)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=862" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alan Clarke: <em>Play for Today</em> (rewrite of pre-2009 piece)</a></li>
<li>Uploaded pre-2009 <em>Play for Today</em> pieces &#8211; Philip Saville piece (old version, now deleted), episode guide and the following:</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=869" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tony Parker: <em>Play for Today</em></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=971" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>Angels Are So Few</em> (1970)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=969" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>Robin Redbreast</em> (1970)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=967" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>The Hallelujah Handshake</em> (1970)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=965" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>The Foxtrot</em> (1971)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=954" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>The Rank and File</em> (1971)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=952" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>Traitor</em> (1971)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=950" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Play for Today</em>: <em>Evelyn</em> (1970)</a></li>
<li>Started British Television Drama site, plus <em>Play for Today</em> mini-site (later incorporated).</li>
</ul>
<p><ul>
We often update posts with new information. Here are some of the biggest recent revisions with new research findings:</p>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=213" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>Out of this World</em></a>, <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=866" target="_self" rel="noopener">Philip Saville: Play for Today biography</a>. Updated in April 2022.</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1229" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>Doctor Korczak and the Children</em></a>, <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1249" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>The July Plot</em></a>, <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4722" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>Nineteen Eighty-Four</em> (1954) – Myth Versus Reality</a>, <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1220" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>Stalingrad</em></a>, <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4313" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>Underground</em></a>, <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2424" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>Wear a Very Big Hat</em></a>, <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2780" target="_self" rel="noopener">Peter Luke</a>, <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=351" target="_self" rel="noopener">James MacTaggart</a>, <a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2715" target="_self" rel="noopener">Cedric Messina</a>,<a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=461" target="_self" rel="noopener">Don Taylor</a>. Updated in March 2022.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?page_id=858" target="_self" rel="noopener">Introduction to <em>Play for Today</em> section</a>.<br />
Updated in October 2020 with new material and revisions. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4313" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>Underground</em></a>. Updated in November 2018 with new material and substantial revisions.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=213" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>Out of This World</em></a>. Updated in June 2018 with new material, images and revisions.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2346" target="_self" rel="noopener">You dirty old man! Masculinity and class in <em>Steptoe and Son</em></a>. Updated in February 2016 with new material, images and revisions.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2934" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>The Good Companions</em></a>. Updated in November 2015 with new material.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2600" target-"_self">Ian Curteis</a>. Updated again in April 2015 with new material.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1220" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>Stalingrad</em></a>. Replaced in December 2014 with a new version containing much new material.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=952" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>Traitor</em></a>. Updated in December 2014 with new material.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=869" target="_self" rel="noopener">Tony Parker</a>. Updated in November 2014 with new material.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=2600" target-"_self">Ian Curteis</a>. Updated in October 2014 with new material.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=4313" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>Underground</em></a>. Updated in August 2014 with new material.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1141" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>The Creature</em></a>. Updated in January 2014 and March 2014 with new material.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1249" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>The July Plot</em></a>. Updated in January 2014 with new material.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1229" target="_self" rel="noopener"><em>Doctor Korczak and the Children</em></a>. Updated in January 2014, with new material.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=319" target="_self" rel="noopener">Michael Barry</a>. Updated in November 2013 with new material and a list of credits.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=384" target="_self" rel="noopener">Iain MacCormick</a>. Updated in October 2013 with new material and a list of credits. Further amended in January 2014 with new material.</li>
</ul>
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Scroll down for a list of revised pieces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=8417\" target=\"_self\">Docudrama &#8211; Notes #2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>September 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=7831\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Cox<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>December 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=7772\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Sleepers<\/em> (1991)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>January 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=7472\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Wycliffe<\/em> (1994-98)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>February 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=7313\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>A Day in Summer<\/em> (1989)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>January 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=7284\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Re-recording live drama: The fallibility of the television drama record<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>June 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=7046\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>Destiny<\/em> (1978) Part 3 of 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=7043\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>Destiny<\/em> (1978) Part 2 of 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>May 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=7040\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>Destiny<\/em> (1978) Part 1 of 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>March 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=6983\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James O&#8217; Connor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>February 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=6871\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Call the Midwife<\/em> Notes #2: Style and meaning; or, Trixie&#8217;s fingernails<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>January 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=6553\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Call the Midwife<\/em> Notes #1: Why Sunday nights?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>September 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=6233\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giles Cooper<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>July 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=6434\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Experiments in colour and electronic film: <em>George&#8217;s Room<\/em> (1967)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>June 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=6330\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Importance of Being Earnest<\/em> on television<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>May 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=6235\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Stella<\/em> (1968)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>March 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=5922\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Representing the everyday in <em>Coronation Street<\/em> (1960 and 2013)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>February 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=5873\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Lad and the Loser: <em>Budgie<\/em> (1971-72)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>December 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=5303\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Live soap: <em>EastEnders<\/em> and <em>Coronation Street<\/em> (2015)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>November 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Changes to design (different template); removed illustrated menu second sidebar; minor changes in presentation (for instance, in titles and bylines) throughout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>October 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4722\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Nineteen Eighty-Four<\/em> (1954): Myth versus reality<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>September 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4855\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Docudrama &#8211; Notes #1: TV sets &amp; TV Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>May 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4689\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charles Wood<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>April 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4597\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today: Leeds United!<\/em> (1974) Part 3 of 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>March 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4429\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today: Leeds United!<\/em> (1974) Part 2 of 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>February 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4110\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today: Leeds United!<\/em> (1974) Part 1 of 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>January 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4385\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Playhouse: The Unborn<\/em> (1980)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1141\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Creature<\/em> (1955)<\/a>. [Major updates to existing piece.]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1249\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The July Plot<\/em> (1964)<\/a>. [Major updates to existing piece.]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1229\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Doctor Korczak and the Children<\/em> (1962)<\/a> [Major updates to existing piece.]<\/li>\n<li>Also revisions to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2424\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Wear a Very Big Hat<\/em> (1965)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=351\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James MacTaggart <\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>December 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4313\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Armchair Theatre: Underground<\/em> (1958) <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>November 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4228\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Times and) Spaces of Television &#8211; <em>Doctor Who<\/em>: <em>Warriors&#8217; Gate<\/em> (1981)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4228\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=319\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Barry<\/a> [Major updates to existing piece.]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>October 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4055\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Osborne<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4055\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=384\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iain MacCormick<\/a> [Major updates to existing piece.]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=3999\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Old Men at the Zoo<\/em> (1983)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>September 2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=3984\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Live from Pebble Mill<\/em> (1983)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>August 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=3932\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>The Fishing Party<\/em> (1972)<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>July 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=3817\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beyond the reach of the cartographer: Dennis Potter the reviewing writer and writing reviewer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>March 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=3570\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>Funny Farm<\/em> (1975)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>February 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=3526\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today \/ The Largest Theatre in the World<\/em>: <em>The Lie<\/em> (1970)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>January 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=3428\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Girl<\/em> (2012)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New material added, and amendments made, to several biographies, in particular <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=866\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philip Saville: <em>Play for Today<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=461\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don Taylor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>December 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=3250\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The &#8216;Appening: <em>Parkin&#8217;s Patch<\/em> (1969-70)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>November 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2931\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Making Contact with <em>Contact<\/em>: from AFN Clarke to Alan Clarke<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>October 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=3086\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Level Seven<\/em> (1966)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>September 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2934\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Good Companions<\/em> (1980-81)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>August 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2843\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Dixon of Dock Green<\/em> in the 1970s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>July 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2780\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peter Luke<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2789\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Children&#8217;s Ward<\/em> series 1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>June 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2715\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cedric Messina<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2658\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cedric Messina: credits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>May 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2600\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ian Curteis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>April 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2519\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disputed territory: drama and the Falklands<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>March 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1141\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Creature<\/em> (1955)<\/a> Revised version of earlier piece<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2166\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>This is England &#8217;88<\/em> (2011)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>February 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2424\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Wear a Very Big Hat<\/em> (1965)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>January 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2346\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;You dirty old man!&#8217;: masculinity and class in <em>Steptoe and Son<\/em> (1962-74)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>December 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2164\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Singing Detective<\/em>: 25th Anniversary conference (December 2011) report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>November 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2069\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>Rumpole of the Bailey<\/em> (1975)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>September 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1839\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scene vs Scene #1: <em>Doctor Who<\/em>: The Deadly Assassin and <em>Play for Today<\/em>: Gangsters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1849\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Sullivan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>August 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Removed <em>Play for Today<\/em> episode guide tables after site crashed; began year-by-year pages with accompanying scans and images<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>July 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DVD review: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1627\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Tales Out of School<\/em> (1983)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>May 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1494\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Conversation at Night<\/em> (1969)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>April 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1429\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From <em>The Blue Lamp<\/em> (1950) to <em>The Black and Blue Lamp<\/em> (1988): the police in TV drama<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Moved to new layout; moved options to drop-down menu; added DVD promo box; made minor design and content changes in <em>Play for Today<\/em> section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>February 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1249\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The July Plot<\/em> (1964)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>January 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1229\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Doctor Korczak and the Children<\/em> (1962)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>December 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1220\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Stalingrad<\/em> (1963)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>November 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1141\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Creature<\/em> (1955) <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1035\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richard I in TV drama &#8211; <em>Doctor Who<\/em>: <em>The Crusade<\/em> (1965) and beyond<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Restructure: integrated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?page_id=858\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em> site into main site, moving all essays (all PFT entries listed below)<\/a><a> and <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?page_id=1046\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">episode guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>October 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=715\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>This is England &#8217;86<\/em> (2010)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>August 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=611\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Sherlock<\/em>: <em>A Study in Pink<\/em> (2010) and Holmes on TV<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>April 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=461\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don Taylor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=488\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Doctor Who<\/em>: <em>The Eleventh Hour<\/em> (2010)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>March 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=884\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>The Falklands Factor<\/em> (1983)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=384\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iain MacCormick<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>February 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=351\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James MacTaggart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=338\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whisper it but perhaps Malcolm Tucker is good for us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>January 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=319\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Barry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=244\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Palin, <em>Halfway to Hollywood: Diaries 1980-1988<\/em> (2009)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>December 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=213\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Out of this World<\/em> (1962)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>November 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=198\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Mrs Wickens in the Fall<\/em> (1957)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>October 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=171\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>A Very British Coup<\/em> (1988)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=917\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>84, Charing Cross Road<\/em> (1975)<\/a><\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/ul>\n<p><strong>September 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=919\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>Sunset Across the Bay<\/em> (1975)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Added Contents section<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>July 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=921\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: Interview with Alan Plater about <em>Land of Green Ginger<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>May 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=76\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The War Game<\/em> (1965)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=973\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>The Long Distance Piano Player<\/em> (1970)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=882\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>Brimstone and Treacle<\/em> (1976, tx. 1987)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=862\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alan Clarke: <em>Play for Today<\/em> (rewrite of pre-2009 piece)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Uploaded pre-2009 <em>Play for Today<\/em> pieces &#8211; Philip Saville piece (old version, now deleted), episode guide and the following:<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=869\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tony Parker: <em>Play for Today<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=971\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>Angels Are So Few<\/em> (1970)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=969\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>Robin Redbreast<\/em> (1970)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=967\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>The Hallelujah Handshake<\/em> (1970)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=965\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>The Foxtrot<\/em> (1971)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=954\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>The Rank and File<\/em> (1971)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=952\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>Traitor<\/em> (1971)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=950\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Play for Today<\/em>: <em>Evelyn<\/em> (1970)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Started British Television Drama site, plus <em>Play for Today<\/em> mini-site (later incorporated).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><ul>\nWe often update posts with new information. Here are some of the biggest recent revisions with new research findings:<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=213\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Out of this World<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=866\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Philip Saville: Play for Today biography<\/a>. Updated in April 2022.<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1229\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Doctor Korczak and the Children<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1249\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The July Plot<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4722\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Nineteen Eighty-Four<\/em> (1954) \u2013 Myth Versus Reality<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1220\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Stalingrad<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4313\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Underground<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2424\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Wear a Very Big Hat<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2780\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Luke<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=351\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">James MacTaggart<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2715\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Cedric Messina<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=461\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Don Taylor<\/a>. Updated in March 2022.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?page_id=858\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Introduction to <em>Play for Today<\/em> section<\/a>.<br \/>\nUpdated in October 2020 with new material and revisions. <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4313\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Underground<\/em><\/a>. Updated in November 2018 with new material and substantial revisions.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=213\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Out of This World<\/em><\/a>. Updated in June 2018 with new material, images and revisions.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2346\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">You dirty old man! Masculinity and class in <em>Steptoe and Son<\/em><\/a>. Updated in February 2016 with new material, images and revisions.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2934\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Good Companions<\/em><\/a>. Updated in November 2015 with new material.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2600\" target-\"_self\">Ian Curteis<\/a>. Updated again in April 2015 with new material.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1220\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Stalingrad<\/em><\/a>. Replaced in December 2014 with a new version containing much new material.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=952\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Traitor<\/em><\/a>. Updated in December 2014 with new material.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=869\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Tony Parker<\/a>. Updated in November 2014 with new material.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=2600\" target-\"_self\">Ian Curteis<\/a>. Updated in October 2014 with new material.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=4313\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Underground<\/em><\/a>. Updated in August 2014 with new material.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1141\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Creature<\/em><\/a>. Updated in January 2014 and March 2014 with new material.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1249\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The July Plot<\/em><\/a>. Updated in January 2014 with new material.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=1229\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Doctor Korczak and the Children<\/em><\/a>. Updated in January 2014, with new material.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=319\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Barry<\/a>. Updated in November 2013 with new material and a list of credits.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk\/?p=384\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Iain MacCormick<\/a>. Updated in October 2013 with new material and a list of credits. 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