BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Nineteen Eighty-Four
A man who works for 'The Party' (an all powerful empire led by a man known only as 'Big Brother') begins to have thoughts of rebellion and love for a fellow member. Together they look to help bring down the party.
We Believed
1828. In the wake of the repression of revolutionary uprisings in the monarchist South, three young friends join Giuseppe Mazzini's patriotic cause, seeking to finally unify Italy under a republican government. Their idealism will clash with the inevitable disillusionment as they grow apart over the following fifty years.
Caligula with Mary Beard
What is true and what is false in the hideous stories spread about the controversial figure of the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (12-41), nicknamed Caligula? Professor Mary Beard explains what is accurate and what is mythical in the historical accounts that portray him as an unbalanced despot. Was he a sadistic tyrant, as Roman historians have told, or perhaps the truth about him was manipulated because of political interests?
The Legend of Ben Hall
Ben Hall is drawn back into bushranging by the reappearance of his old friend John Gilbert. Reforming the gang, they soon become the most wanted men in Australian history.
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Rudolph Cartier
Director
Arnold Diamond
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Emmanuel Goldstein
Leonard Sachs
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Mr. Charrington
Donald Pleasence
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Syme
Peter Cushing
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Winston Smith
Andrea Bosca
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Angelo
Fiona Shaw
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Emilie Ashurst
Jessica Martin
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Additional cast
Callan McAuliffe
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Daniel Ryan
Arthur Angel
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Edward Morriss
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