The Noel Coward collection

Coward, Noel 1899-1973 (Added Author). Leighton, Margaret, 1922-1976 (Added Author). Warwick, Richard, 1945-1997 (Added Author). Keith, Penelope, 1940- (Added Author). Eddington, Paul. (Added Author). Hodge, Patricia, 1946- (Added Author). Sims, Joan, 1930-2001 (Added Author). McCowen, Alec. (Added Author). Adams, Polly. (Added Author). Pickering, Donald, 1933-2009 (Added Author). Lenska, Rula. (Added Author). Arrindell, Clive. (Added Author). Nichols, Dandy. (Added Author). Hayes, Patricia, 1909-1998 (Added Author). Laurie, Hugh, 1959- (Added Author). Waldhorn, Gary, 1943- (Added Author). Bird, John, 1936- (Added Author). Swift, Clive. (Added Author). Pearce, Jacqueline, 1943-2018 (Added Author). Collins, Joan, 1933- (Added Author). Fellowes, Julian. (Added Author). Sinden, Donald. (Added Author). Richardson, Ian, 1934-2007 (Added Author). York, Susannah. (Added Author). Courtenay, Tom. (Added Author). Glenister, Robert. (Added Author). Havers, Nigel, 1949- (Added Author). Howells, Ursula. (Added Author). Parfitt, Judy, 1935- (Added Author). Dench, Judi, 1934- (Added Author). Holm, Ian, 1931- (Added Author). Scofield, Paul, 1922-2008 (Added Author). McEwan, Geraldine. (Added Author). Kerr, Deborah, 1921-2007 (Added Author). McDonald, Philip Graeme. (Added Author). Dudley, Philip. (Added Author). Messina, Cedric. (Added Author). Brereton, Cecilia. (Added Author). Gorrie, John. (Added Author). Marks, Louis. (Added Author). Saville, Philip. (Added Author). Shallcross, Alan. (Added Author). Ockrent, Mike. (Added Author). Smith, Tony. (Added Author). Izzard, Bryan, 1936-2006 (Added Author). Annett, Paul. (Added Author). Lotterby, Sydney. (Added Author). Glenister, John. (Added Author). Williams, Keith. (Added Author). Gardner, Rick. (Added Author). Strachan, Alan. (Added Author). Dossor, Alan, 1941- (Added Author). Gold, Jack, 1930-2015 (Added Author). Vardy, Mike. (Added Author). Millar, Gavin. (Added Author). Hill, Rosemary. (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). BBC Video (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Worldwide Ltd. (Added Author). 2 Entertain (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). The vortex: Margaret Leighton, Richard Warwick. (Cast). Hay fever: Penelope Keith, Paul Eddington, Patricia Hodge, Joan Sims. (Cast). Private lives: Penelope Keith, Alec McCowen, Polly Adams, Donald Pickering. (Cast). Design for living: Rula Lenska, Clive Arrindell, Dandy Nichols. (Cast). Mrs. Capper's birthday: Patricia Hayes, Hugh Laurie, Gary Waldhorn, John Bird. (Cast). What mad pursuit: Clive Swift, Jacqueline Pearce. (Cast). Tonight at 8:30: Joan Collins. (Cast). Present laughter: Julian Fellowes, Donald Sinden. (Cast). Star quality: Ian Richardson, Susannah York. (Cast). Me and the girls: Tom Courtenay, Robert Glenister. (Cast). Bon voyage: Nigel Havers, Ursula Howells, Judy Parfitt. (Cast). Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill: Judi Dench, Ian Holme. (Cast). Suite in two keys: Come into the garden Maud: Paul Scofield, Geraldine McEwan. (Cast). Suite in two keys: A song at twilight: Deborah Kerr, Paul Scofield. (Cast).

Summary: No©±l Coward is the definitive playwright of the early 20th century, contributing a robust repertoire of brilliant material. Playwright, actor, composer, and irrepressible socialite, Coward charmed high society in both London and New York during his heyday, and his work continues to charm audiences today with its urbane wit, sly humor and distinctive style.

Record details

ISBN: 9781419857997
ISBN: 1419857991
Physical Description: 7 videodiscs (approximately 1,183 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : BBC Video : [2007]
Distributor: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas
Copyright: ©2007

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on television. Special features: Disc 1: Hay fever (radio play, 1992), starring Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Geoffrey Palmer, Patricia Hayes (87 min.); Omnibus: No©±l Coward: playwright (1969), interview by Patrick Garland (46 min.) ; Disc 2: Private lives (radio play, 1995), starring Stephen Fry, Louise Lombard, Simon Ward, Imogen Stubbs (90 min.); Post mortem (radio play, 1976), starring Christopher Cazenove, Derek Fowlds; No©±l Coward on acting (1966): an interview with Coward (49 min.); The songwriters: No©±l Coward (1978): performances of No©±l Coward songs (49 min.) ; Disc 3: Design for living (radio play, 1991), starring Cheryl Campbell, Alex Jennings, Michael Kitchen (120 min.) ; Disc 5: Blithe spirit (radio play, 1983), starring Paul Eddington, Anna Massey, Peggy Mount, Richard Pearson (86 min.); No©±l Coward's opening night speech for "Blithe spirit" in Manchester (audio recording, 1941, 4 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. The vortex (1984) / produced by Philip Graeme McDonald ; directed by Philip Dudley (70 min.) -- Hay fever (1984) / produced by Cedric Messina ; directed by Cecilia Brereton (91 min.). Disc 2. Private lives (1976) / produced by Cedric Messina ; directed by John Gorrie (92 min.). Disc 3. Design for living (1979) / produced by Louis Marks ; directed by Philip Saville (101 min.) -- Mrs. Capper's birthday (1985) / produced by Alan Shallcross ; directed by Mike Ockrent (58 min.) -- What mad pursuit (1985) / produced by Alan Shallcross ; directed by Tony Smith (55 min.). Disc 4. Tonight at 8:30 (Hands across the sea ; Red peppers ; The astonished heart ; Family album ; Fumed oak ; Ways and means ; Still life ; Shadow play) (1991) / produced by Bryan Izzard ; directed by Paul Annett, Sydney Lotterby, John Glenister (28 min. each). Disc 5. Present laughter (1981) / produced by Keith Williams ; directed by Rick Gardner, Alan Strachan (147 min.) -- Star quality (1985) / produced by Alan Shallcross ; directed by Alan Dossor (76 min.). Disc 6. Me and the girls (1985) / produced by Alan Shallcross ; directed by Jack Gold (53 min.) -- Bon voyage (1985) / produced by Alan Shallcross ; directed by Mike Vardy (58 min.) -- Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985) / produced by Alan Shallcross ; directed by Gavin Millar. Disc 7. Suite in two keys: Come into the garden Maud (1982) / produced by Rosemary Hill ; directed by Cedric Messina (60 min.) -- A song at twilight (1982) / produced by Rosemary Hill ; directed by Cedric Messina (83 min.).
Participant or Performer Note:	Suite in two keys: A song at twilight: Deborah Kerr, Paul Scofield. Suite in two keys: Come into the garden Maud: Paul Scofield, Geraldine McEwan. Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill: Judi Dench, Ian Holme. Bon voyage: Nigel Havers, Ursula Howells, Judy Parfitt. Me and the girls: Tom Courtenay, Robert Glenister. Star quality: Ian Richardson, Susannah York. Present laughter: Julian Fellowes, Donald Sinden. Tonight at 8:30: Joan Collins. What mad pursuit: Clive Swift, Jacqueline Pearce. Mrs. Capper's birthday: Patricia Hayes, Hugh Laurie, Gary Waldhorn, John Bird. Design for living: Rula Lenska, Clive Arrindell, Dandy Nichols. Private lives: Penelope Keith, Alec McCowen, Polly Adams, Donald Pickering. Hay fever: Penelope Keith, Paul Eddington, Patricia Hodge, Joan Sims. The vortex: Margaret Leighton, Richard Warwick.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono., DVD-9, NTSC.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.