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Saturday Night Theatre

Saturday Night Theatre

Description: Saturday Night Theatre was a long-running radio drama strand on BBC Radio 4. The strand showcased feature-length, middle-brow single plays on Saturday evenings for more than 50 years, having been launched in April 1943. Wikipedia
Genre: Television programme
Awards: British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Production, British Academy Television Award for Best Design
Cast: Martin Sheen
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