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| 2000 Tales | ...`The Politician's Tale' by Kara Miller; `The Editor's Tale' by JOHN MORTIMER; `The Good Woman's Tale' by Lin Coghlan. With Zita Sattar, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Mary Wimbush and David Swift. Directed by Jeremy Mortimer and Tracey Neale.... |
| Afternoon Play | ...Another case for JOHN MORTIMER's foxy barrister.... |
| Brancusi Trial, The | ...Writer and barrister JOHN MORTIMER tells the story of one of the most influential art trials ever conducted: Brancusi vs. UNITED STATES.... |
| Ceremonial In Three Flats | ...A specially commissioned drama by JOHN MORTIMER to mark the Golden Jubilee. A group of strangers are brought together by television to witness the young Queen's coronation.... |
| Clinging To The Wreckage | ...Rumpole creator Sir JOHN MORTIMER begins a ten part reading of his autobiography.... |
| Collection Of Eccentricities, A | ...8 character sketches written/performed by: JOHN MORTIMER/Linda Smith/Fiona Shaw/Tom Kelly/Katie Hims/Lavina Murray/Parv Bancil/Kathryn Hunter.... |
| Dock Brief, The | ...... |
| Glasnost | ...JOHN MORTIMER (Author)... |
| Happiness Lectures, The | ...JOHN MORTIMER... |
| Irresistible Don, The | ...Emily Mortimer reads a short story written for the Proms by JOHN MORTIMER, which takes us to a Promenade concert where all is not well in one particular box.... |
| John Mortimer In Conversation | |
| John Mortimer Presents Sensational British Trials | |
| John Mortimer Presents The Trials Of Marshall Hall | |
| John Mortimer's Life, Love And The Law | |
| Last Adventure, The | ...By JOHN MORTIMER.... |
| Lie Down Comic | ...by....JOHN MORTIMER... |
| Life In Front Of Me, Home Behind | ...John Sessions traces the history of, and the traditions behind, the school song. Shirley Conran, JOHN MORTIMER, Vanessa Feltz and others offer renditions of their own school songs, and music teachers discuss the joys of persuading children to sing them.... |
| Mortimer At The Millennium | ...Novelist, playwright and QC Sir JOHN MORTIMER and friends entertain before an invited audience at the BBC Radio Theatre, London. With Richard Briers, Sinead Cusack and Joanna David.... |
| Murderers And Other Friends | ...JOHN MORTIMER begins his recollections of an eventful life at the Bar, including the Case of the Murderous Butler.... |
| Naming Names | ...JOHN MORTIMER (Speaker)... |
| No Triumph, No Tragedy | ...JOHN MORTIMER... |
| Not So Tiny Tim | ...Sir Timothy Cratchit's selfish Christmas in Africa is rudely interrupted. JOHN MORTIMER's short story read by Richard Pasco.... |
| Opera In Action | ...Lynne Walker looks at the relationship between opera composers and their librettists and talks to JOHN MORTIMER about one of the most celebrated collaborations of all, that of Mozart and da Ponte.... |
| Quote Unquote | ...Martin Jarvis, (sir) JOHN MORTIMER, Molly Parkin, Willie Rushton... |
| Reality Is An Illusion Caused By Lack Of N F Simpson | ...Contributors include JOHN MORTIMER, Jonathan Miller, John Fortune, Eric Sykes, Jonathan Coe, Armando Iannucci, David Nobbs, Barry Cryer, Eleanor Bron, Ned Sherrin, and Simpson himself.... |
| Rumpole And The Penge Bungalow Murders | ...Adaptation by Richard Stoneman of the novel by JOHN MORTIMER.... |
| Rumpole And The Primrose Path | ...JOHN MORTIMER's dramatisation with Timothy West.... |
| Rumpole And The Reign Of Terror | ...A case for JOHN MORTIMER's foxy barrister.... |
| Rumpole Of The Bailey | ...... |
| Rumpole | ...The Old Bailey hack recalls the case of an immigrant accused of wounding. Written by JOHN MORTIMER and starring Maurice Denham.... |
| Short Stories By John Mortimer | |
| Sound Of Trumpets, The | ...JOHN MORTIMER's novel is set in Blair's Britain, with Terry Flitton standing as New Labour's candidate for the safe Conservative seat of Hartscombe and Worsfield South. The by-election has been caused by the mysterious death of the sitting MP (wearing a leopard skin bikini, his hands manacled behind his back and a ping-pong ball in his mouth).... |
| Story Of A Dormouse, The | ...Rumpole creator JOHN MORTIMER's frank and honest story of severe illness.... |
| Summer Of A Dormouse, The [drama] | ...By JOHN MORTIMER. An elderly man stands in the darkening garden of a vicarage by the sea and looks back on a life which seems to have passed as swiftly as Lord Byron's dormouse summer. With Paul Scofield, Alex Jennings, Imelda Staunton and Joanna David. Director Marilyn Imrie.... |
| Summer Of A Dormouse, The | ...Rumpole creator JOHN MORTIMER's frank and honest story of severe illness. JOHN MORTIMER reads from his latest volume of autobiography, abridged in five parts by Neville Teller.... |
| That Reminds Me | ...JOHN MORTIMER... |
| Voyage Round My Father, A | ...JOHN MORTIMER's funny and touching memoir of his early life and career.... |
| We The Jury | ...SBH:Former jurors talk about their experiences in the jury room. Presenter: JOHN MORTIMER. Producer: Brian King.... |
| Where There's A Will | ...Playwright and novelist JOHN MORTIMER reads from his book of lessons on living and growing old disgracefully.... |