Patrick Barr

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The Final Test by Terence Rattigan BBC 1951

The Final Test (1951) Reviews

The Final Test by Terence Rattigan BBC 1951

An ageing cricketer's last match is marred by his poor final innings, but the arrival of his pretentious, sport-hating son brightens the day in Terence Rattigan's debut television comedy.

The Three Hostages

The Three Hostages (1952) Reviews

The Three Hostages

Another treasure from the BBC vaults resurfaces… This time it’s John Buchan’s gripping fourth Richard Hannay (The Thirty-Nine Steps) adventure. A lost drama worth remembering—step back into television history with us...

The Troubled Air

The Troubled Air (1953) Reviews

The Troubled Air

The Troubled Air was Irwin Shaw's novel chronicling the rise of McCarthyism in the USA and in particular the anti-Communist witch-hunt among radio-programme workers.