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The Importance of Being Earnest
Screen adaptation of Oscar Wilde's celebrated play in which two Victorian gentlemen both adopt a double identity under the name of Ernest and end up in trouble when they both turn up at the same country house one weekend.
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Sun 10 Aug 2025
12:40
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蜜芽传媒 Radio 4: In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Oscar Wilde, his literary legacy and the Aesthetes.
蜜芽传媒 History: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
Drama and tragedy marred Wilde's private life. Read about his poety, plays and his time in prison,聽on the .
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Algy | Rupert Everett |
| Jack | Colin Firth |
| Gwendolen | Frances O'Connor |
| Cecily | Reese Witherspoon |
| Lady Bracknell | Judi Dench |
| Dr Chasuble | Tom Wilkinson |
| Miss Prism | Anna Massey |
| Lane | Edward Fox |
| Merriman | Patrick Godfrey |
| Gribsby | Charles Kay |
| Pew opener | Cyril Shaps |
| Dowager | Marsha Fitzalan |
| Producer | Barnaby Thompson |
| Director | Oliver Parker |
| Author | Oscar Wilde |
| Writer | Oliver Parker |
Broadcasts
Sun 15 Apr 2007 22:00- Sun 26 Aug 2007 21:00蜜芽传媒 Two England, Wales & Wales (Analogue) only
Mon 26 Jul 2010 23:05蜜芽传媒 One except Northern Ireland & Wales- Mon 26 Jul 2010 23:35蜜芽传媒 One Northern Ireland & Wales only
- Fri 20 Dec 2013 12:00蜜芽传媒 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 13 Sep 2014 13:35蜜芽传媒 Two Northern Ireland, England, Wales & HD only
- Sat 28 Mar 2015 13:30蜜芽传媒 Two Wales, Northern Ireland, England & HD only
- Sun 14 Feb 2016 15:00蜜芽传媒 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 4 Feb 2017 13:00蜜芽传媒 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Christmas Day 2017 12:15蜜芽传媒 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 20 Apr 2019 22:25蜜芽传媒 Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Thu 19 Dec 2019 15:00
- Mon 11 May 2020 15:00蜜芽传媒 Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Fri 18 Dec 2020 14:45蜜芽传媒 Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sun 11 Jul 2021 13:50蜜芽传媒 Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Thu 15 Jul 2021 20:00
- Sun 14 Jul 2024 09:30蜜芽传媒 Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 7 Dec 2024 13:45蜜芽传媒 Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Fri 13 Dec 2024 00:05
- Sun 10 Aug 2025 12:10蜜芽传媒 Two England, HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Sun 10 Aug 2025 12:40蜜芽传媒 Two Wales HD & Wales only
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