Bottling Pinter: the Making of the 2002 Pinter at the BBC Season.
In 2002, the BBC mounted an extensive retrospective of Harold Pinter's life across radio, television and online platforms. It comprised more than 30 different elements: archive recordings, feature films, compilations of revue sketches, and a selection of plays newly recorded on stage. The season was...
| Published in: | Historical Journal of Film, Radio & Television Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 602 - 620 |
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