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A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey is the first play by the British dramatist Shelagh Delaney, written when she was 18.
A Taste of Honey is the first play by the British dramatist Shelagh Delaney, written when she was 18.
Alan Bleasdale
Alan Bleasdale is an English television dramatist, best known for writing several social realist drama serials based on the lives of ordinary people.The Bleasdales live in prescot,liverpool,wale...
Alan Bleasdale is an English television dramatist, best known for writing several social realist drama serials based on the lives of ordinary people.The Bleasdales live in prescot,liverpool,wale...
Alan Clarke
Alan Clarke (28 October 1935 – 24 July 1990) was a television and film director, producer and writer, born in Wallasey, Cheshire, England.
Alan Clarke (28 October 1935 – 24 July 1990) was a television and film director, producer and writer, born in Wallasey, Cheshire, England.
All in the Family
All in the Family is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979.
All in the Family is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979.
Billy Liar
Billy Liar is a 1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse, which was later adapted into a play, a film, a musical and a TV series.
Billy Liar is a 1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse, which was later adapted into a play, a film, a musical and a TV series.
Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff is a British television drama series of five episodes, originally transmitted from 10 October to 7 November 1982 on BBC2.
Boys from the Blackstuff is a British television drama series of five episodes, originally transmitted from 10 October to 7 November 1982 on BBC2.
Cathy Come Home
Cathy Come Home is a 1966 BBC television drama by Jeremy Sandford, produced by Tony Garnett and directed by Ken Loach, about homelessness.
Cathy Come Home is a 1966 BBC television drama by Jeremy Sandford, produced by Tony Garnett and directed by Ken Loach, about homelessness.
Dorothy Hewett
Dorothy Coade Hewett (21 May 1923 – 25 August 2002) was an Australian feminist poet, novelist, librettist and playwright.
Dorothy Coade Hewett (21 May 1923 – 25 August 2002) was an Australian feminist poet, novelist, librettist and playwright.
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985.
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985.
Emil Isac
Emil Isac (; May 27, 1886 – March 25, 1954) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian poet, dramatist, short story writer and critic.
Emil Isac (; May 27, 1886 – March 25, 1954) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian poet, dramatist, short story writer and critic.
Gareth Knapman
Gareth Knapman (born 4 March 1981 Birmingham, England) is an English theatre actor and director, and a founding director of Ubiquity Theatre Company.
Gareth Knapman (born 4 March 1981 Birmingham, England) is an English theatre actor and director, and a founding director of Ubiquity Theatre Company.
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995.
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995.
Ion Călugăru
Ion Călugăru (; born Ştrul Leiba Croitoru, also known as Buium sin Strul-Leiba Croitoru, B. Croitoru; February 14, 1902 – May 22, 1956) was a Romanian novelist, short story wri...
Ion Călugăru (; born Ştrul Leiba Croitoru, also known as Buium sin Strul-Leiba Croitoru, B. Croitoru; February 14, 1902 – May 22, 1956) was a Romanian novelist, short story wri...
Karel Reisz
Karel Reisz was a Czech-born British filmmaker who was active in post–war Britain, and one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in 1950s and 1960s British cinema.
Karel Reisz was a Czech-born British filmmaker who was active in post–war Britain, and one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in 1950s and 1960s British cinema.
Ken Loach
Kenneth "Ken" Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a Palme D'Or winning English film and television director.
Kenneth "Ken" Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a Palme D'Or winning English film and television director.
Kitchen sink realism
Kitchen sink realism is a term coined to describe a British cultural movement which developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in theatre, art, novels, film and television plays, whose 'heroes'...
Kitchen sink realism is a term coined to describe a British cultural movement which developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in theatre, art, novels, film and television plays, whose 'heroes'...
Mihail Sadoveanu
Mihail Sadoveanu (; occasionally referred to as Mihai Sadoveanu; November 5, 1880 – October 19, 1961) was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure, who...
Mihail Sadoveanu (; occasionally referred to as Mihai Sadoveanu; November 5, 1880 – October 19, 1961) was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure, who...
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh, OBE (born 20 February 1943) is a British writer and director of film and theatre.
Mike Leigh, OBE (born 20 February 1943) is a British writer and director of film and theatre.
Neorealism (art)
In art, neorealism was established by the ex-Camden Town Group painters Charles Ginner and Harold Gilman at the beginning of World War I. They set out to explore the spirit of their age through...
In art, neorealism was established by the ex-Camden Town Group painters Charles Ginner and Harold Gilman at the beginning of World War I. They set out to explore the spirit of their age through...
Night and the City (novel)
Night and the City is the third novel by British author Gerald Kersh, published in 1938.
Night and the City is the third novel by British author Gerald Kersh, published in 1938.
Peredvizhniki
Peredvizhniki, often called The Wanderers or The Itinerants in English, were a group of Russian realist artists who in protest at academic restrictions formed an artists' cooperativ...
Peredvizhniki, often called The Wanderers or The Itinerants in English, were a group of Russian realist artists who in protest at academic restrictions formed an artists' cooperativ...
Play for Today
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984.
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984.
Richard Bagguley
Richard Bagguley (born November 12, 1955, Shoreham by Sea) is an international muralist and artist.
Richard Bagguley (born November 12, 1955, Shoreham by Sea) is an international muralist and artist.
Russell Lee (photographer)
Russell Lee (July 21, 1903, Ottawa, Illinois - August 28, 1986, Austin, Texas) was an American photographer and photojournalist.
Russell Lee (July 21, 1903, Ottawa, Illinois - August 28, 1986, Austin, Texas) was an American photographer and photojournalist.
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is the first novel by British author Alan Sillitoe and won the Author's Club First Novel Award.
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is the first novel by British author Alan Sillitoe and won the Author's Club First Novel Award.
Slice of life
Slice of life is a phrase describing the use of mundane realism depicting everyday experiences in art and entertainment.
Slice of life is a phrase describing the use of mundane realism depicting everyday experiences in art and entertainment.
Social realism
Social Realism, also known as Socio-Realism, is an artistic movement, expressed in the visual and other realist arts, which depicts social and racial injustice, economic hardship, through ...
Social Realism, also known as Socio-Realism, is an artistic movement, expressed in the visual and other realist arts, which depicts social and racial injustice, economic hardship, through ...
Taller de Gráfica Popular
The Taller de Gráfica Popular was an artist's print collective founded in Mexico in 1937 by artists Leopoldo Mendez, Pablo O'Higgins, and Luis Arenal.
The Taller de Gráfica Popular was an artist's print collective founded in Mexico in 1937 by artists Leopoldo Mendez, Pablo O'Higgins, and Luis Arenal.
Television play
From the 1950s until the early 1980s, the television play was a popular television genre in the United Kingdom, with a shorter span in the United States.
From the 1950s until the early 1980s, the television play was a popular television genre in the United Kingdom, with a shorter span in the United States.
The Albatross
The Albatross is a novella written by Susan Hill first appearing in the collection The Albatross and Other Stories published by Hamish Hamilton in 1971.
The Albatross is a novella written by Susan Hill first appearing in the collection The Albatross and Other Stories published by Hamish Hamilton in 1971.
The Cut (UK TV series)
The Cut is a BBC television soap opera for teenagers, first broadcast in September 2009.
The Cut is a BBC television soap opera for teenagers, first broadcast in September 2009.
The Gilt Kid
The Gilt Kid is the debut novel by British author James Curtis published in 1936.
The Gilt Kid is the debut novel by British author James Curtis published in 1936.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is a short story by Alan Sillitoe which was set in Irvine Beach, and published in 1959 as part of a short story collection of the same name.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is a short story by Alan Sillitoe which was set in Irvine Beach, and published in 1959 as part of a short story collection of the same name.
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play was an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970.
The Wednesday Play was an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970.
They Drive by Night (novel)
They Drive By Night is the second novel by British author James Curtis published in 1938.
They Drive By Night is the second novel by British author James Curtis published in 1938.
Till Death Us Do Part (British TV series)
Till Death Us Do Part is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1965 to 1968, 1970, and from 1972 to 1975.
Till Death Us Do Part is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1965 to 1968, 1970, and from 1972 to 1975.
Till Death Us Do Part (UK TV series)
Till Death Us Do Part is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1965 to 1968, 1970, and from 1972 to 1975.
Till Death Us Do Part is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1965 to 1968, 1970, and from 1972 to 1975.
Ya'qub Bilbul
Ya'qub Bilbul was an Iraqi Jewish writer.
Ya'qub Bilbul was an Iraqi Jewish writer.