Festival

S1 · E1 · Oct 9, 1963

Fallen Angels Episode 1

Two wives admit to premarital sex and contemplating adultery.

S1 · E2 · Oct 16, 1963

The Duel Episode 2

S1 · E3 · Oct 23, 1963

I Want to Go Home Episode 3

S1 · E4 · Oct 30, 1963

Stephen D Episode 4

Dublin in the early twentieth century. Young Stephen Dedalus considers his future.

S1 · E5 · Nov 6, 1963

The Human Voice Episode 5

During a long telephone call to her (much younger) lover, a woman tries to conceal her desperation.

S1 · E6 · Nov 13, 1963

Krapp's Last Tape Episode 6

On Krapp's 69th birthday he reviews a tape recording he made the year he was 39 and makes a new recording commenting on the last 12 months.

S1 · E7 · Nov 27, 1963

The Bald Prima Donna Episode 7

There is no prima donna in this play, and if there was one, she wouldn't be bald. Apart from that, what could be more normal?

S1 · E8 · Dec 4, 1963

Stalingrad Episode 8

S1 · E9 · Dec 11, 1963

The Fire Raisers Episode 9

In an area plagued by mysterious outbursts of arson, two strangers arrive and inveigle their way into the home of a wealthy bourgeois businessman. Are they the fire raisers? Surely they can't be - can they?

S1 · E10 · Dec 18, 1963

Little Eyolf Episode 10

A writer is trapped in a loveless, unfulfilled marriage to a wealthy woman. The death of their disabled son wreaks havoc on their relationship as they struggle to find redemption for their personal failures.

S1 · E11 · Jan 1, 1964

The Comedy of Errors Episode 11

Two unrelated men, strangers to each other, are identical twins - and so, even more confusingly, are their servants.

S1 · E12 · Jan 8, 1964

The Respectful Prostitute Episode 12

A prostitute in the Deep South is persuaded not to tell the truth about an injustice involving racial prejudice.

S1 · E13 · Jan 15, 1964

Lysistrata Episode 13

A version of Aristophane's play: Sparta and Athens are in a endless war, but Lisistrata, a beautiful woman has an idea to stop the fight, and convinces all the women to do it: no sex until there is peace.

S1 · E14 · Jan 22, 1964

August for the People Episode 14

Sir Augustus Thwaites isn't too keen on all this democracy he keeps hearing about - or is he?

S1 · E15 · Feb 5, 1964

Trevor Episode 15

S1 · E16 · Feb 12, 1964

The Lady of the Camellias Episode 16

An innocent young man falls in love with a notorious courtesan.

S1 · E17 · Feb 19, 1964

Say Nothing Episode 17

S1 · E18 · Feb 26, 1964

The Master of Santiago Episode 18

S1 · E19 · Mar 4, 1964

Under Milk Wood Episode 19

One night while the townsfolk wrestle with their dreams, seedy Captain Cat and a stranger walk the streets. Captain Cat is a blind, retired sea captain, recalling memories of drowned shipmates and Rosie Probert, a whore and the one great love of his youth

S1 · E20 · Mar 11, 1964

A Florentine Tragedy Episode 20

S1 · E21 · Mar 18, 1964

The Old Lady Says No! Or Who Wounded Maud McCutcheon? Episode 21

Denis Johnston's first play took Dublin by storm and laid the foundation of the worldwide reputation of the Dublin Gate Theatre. It takes place in the mind of an actor who is playing the Irish revolutionary Robert Emmet in a traditional patriotic drama. The actor is knocked unconscious by accident and in his reverie he imagines he is Emmet walking the streets of present-day Dublin, confronting the jarring contrast between the myth of Ireland and modern day reality.

S1 · E22 · Mar 25, 1964

Murder in the Cathedral Episode 22

T. S. Eliot's portrayal of the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170.

S1 · E23 · Apr 1, 1964

The Inner World of Miss Vaughan Episode 23

S1 · E24 · Apr 8, 1964

Ring Round the Moon Episode 24

Twin brothers with very different personalities are in conflict over the love of a less than worthy woman. One brother comes up with an ingenious solution to the problem.

S1 · E25 · Apr 15, 1964

Justin Thyme Episode 25

Super-cool, super-resourceful, absolutely unbeatable, British secret agent Justin Thyme springs into action.

S1 · E26 · Apr 22, 1964

John Bull's Other Island Episode 26

S1 · E27 · Apr 29, 1964

The Life of Galileo Episode 27

The researches of Galileo Galilei bring him into conflict with the Papacy - and the Inquisition.

S1 · E28 · May 6, 1964

The Keep Episode 28

The memory of a revered and long-dead mother binds together a Welsh family, and also prevents any of its members from having a full life. But is she really dead?

S1 · E29 · May 20, 1964

Everyman Episode 29

S1 · E30 · May 27, 1964

Police Episode 30

In an Eastern European dictatorship, the life of a policeman is not always easy.

S1 · E31 · Jun 3, 1964

Six Characters in Search of an Author Episode 31

An absurdist play about the relationship between authors, their characters, and theatre practitioners. In it, the actors, author, and crew interact with the "real characters" who appear on stage during the rehearsal of the play.

S1 · E32 · Jun 10, 1964

Bloomsday Episode 32

One day in the life of assorted Dubliners, in the summer of 1904.