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''Thirty-Minute Theatre'' is an anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, which was used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short running length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.〔(Re-viewing Television History: Critical Issues in Television Historiography, p.85 )〕 It was initially produced by Graeme MacDonald.〔(Play For Today: The Evolution of Television Drama, Irene Shubik, p.62 )〕 ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'' began on BBC2 in 1965 with an adaptation of the black comedy ''Parsons Pleasure'' (author, Roald Dahl). Dennis Potter contributed ''Emergency – Ward 9'' (1966), which he partially recycled in the much later ''The Singing Detective'' (1986). In 1967 BBC2 launched the UK's first colour service, with the consequence that ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'' became the first drama series in the country to be shown in colour.〔(Thirty Minute Theatre - An Overview )〕 As well as single plays, the series showed several linked collections of plays, including a group of four plays by John Mortimer named after areas of London〔(BFI - Bermondsey )〕〔(John Mortimer's Britain through the years )〕 in 1972, two three-part Inspector Waugh series starring Clive Swift in the title role, and a trilogy of plays by Jean Benedetti, broadcast in 1969, focusing on infamous historical figures such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Other plays were broadcast by writers like Charlotte and Denis Plimmer (''The Chequers Manoeuvre'', 1968),〔(The Chequers Manoeuvre )〕 David Rudkin (''Bypass'', 1972, and ''Atrocity'', 1973)〔(Pebble Mill Studios )〕 and Jack Rosenthal (''And For my Next Trick'', 1972).〔 ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'' was cancelled in August 1973. ''Second City Firsts'', also of 30 minutes duration, fulfilled much the same role. ==Archive holdings== Out of an original total of 286 episodes, 239 episodes are missing, a further episode is incomplete and 2 others exist on formats inferior to the original.〔(Lost Shows listing for Thirty Minute Theatre )〕〔"Kaleidoscope BBC Television Drama Research Guide, 1936, 2011", eds Simon Coward, Chris Perry and Richard Down, Kaleidoscope Ltd, 2011, pp.2532-2549〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thirty-Minute Theatre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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