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Raunchy, risqué and rebellious, early Restoration comedies were a breath of fresh air for 17th century theatregoers. With Charles II restored to the throne in 1660, Oliver Cromwell's ban on stage performances was rescinded, and for the first time, women were invited to tread the boards as actresses. Playwrights developed a new style of social comedy, packed with amorous escapades, bawdy humour, wicked wit and sexual innuendo. This scintillating anthology showcases six leading lights of early Restoration drama.

A dazzling collection of comedies from the later Restoration period England's 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688 and the reign of new monarchs William and Mary signified a turning point for Restoration comedy with laws being passed to restrict playwrights' freedoms. The latter years are marked by a...

Was wäre mit den Beatles geschehen, wenn John Lennon nie Yoko Ono kennengelernt hätte? Der eingefleischte Beatles-Fan Friedrich Wilhelm Schiers aus Hamburg-Altona unternimmt eine Zeitreise aus dem 21. Jahrhundert ins London der Swinging Sixties im Jahre 1966, um genau dieses erste Treffen der beiden und damit das Auseinanderbrechen der Beatles zu verhindern. Doch leider kommt alles anders als gedacht, und anstatt den ersten Kontakt der beiden zu verhindern, erleidet John Lennon einen Autounfall.

Family Theater is a dramatic anthology radio series that aired from 1947 to 1957. In this episode, a poor juggler of old France gives the mother of the Christ child the only present he can.