Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter
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Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity.
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Fielder Cook,
Paul Stanley,
Marc Daniels,
Bogart Paul,
Don Medford,
Frank Pacelli,
Alex Segal,
Fred Coe,
Frank Telford,
Don Richardson,
Bill Harbach,
Murray Golden,
Maury Holland,
William Corrigan,
Richard Goode,
Stanley Quinn,
Ernest Colling
Kraft Television Theatre is an American drama/anthology television series
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Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty more
Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic residential treatment center. Over 40 and single, she is sharp tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered one of the boys, having shattered many glass ceilings encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities. close
El Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and politics running since September 2006. It is hosted more
El Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and politics running since September 2006. It is hosted and produced by screenwriter Pablo Motos. The show aired on Spain's Cuatro channel from launch until June 2011 and is now broadcast on Antena 3. Recurring guests on the show include Luis Piedrahita, Raquel Martos, Marron & "The Man in Black", and puppet ants Trancas and Barrancas. It has proved a ratings success, and has expanded from a weekly 120-minute show to a daily 40-minute show in its third season, which began on September 17, 2007. The show won the Entertainment prize at the 2009 Rose d'Or ceremony. close
Tony Osicka,
Gary Conway,
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Jovita O'Shaughnessy,
Brendan Maher,
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Ian Watson,
Peter Andrikidis,
Scott Major,
Mark Joffe,
Lewis Fitz-Gerald,
Clive Fleury,
Marcus Cole,
Paul Moloney,
Rod Hardy,
Jeffrey Walker,
Brown Grant,
Bennett Geoff,
Karl Zwicky,
Chris Langman,
Fiona Banks,
Judith John-Story,
Declan Eames,
Ralph Strasser,
Mark Piper,
Peter Sharp,
Jet Wilkinson,
Steve Mann,
Andrew Friedman,
Riccardo Pellizzeri,
Richard Jasek,
Laurence Wilson,
Vince Martin,
Mandy Smith,
Nicholas Bufalo,
Kendal Flanagan,
Bob Meillon,
Nicholas Colla,
Hannah Hilliard,
Helen Gaynor,
John Gauci,
Catherine Hill,
Amanda Brotchie,
Julian McSwiney,
Jonathan Geraghty,
Jonathon Dutton,
Jean-Pierre Mignon,
Cath Roden,
Alan Coleman,
Jim Brown,
Kate Kendall,
Ali Ali,
Lucas Testro,
Aarne Neeme,
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Ross McGregor,
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Max Varnel,
Ben Nicholas,
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Louise Alston,
Louise Leitch,
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Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera. The show's storylines concern the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in more
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera. The show's storylines concern the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in Erinsborough, a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The series primarily centres around the residents of Ramsay Street, a short cul-de-sac, and its neighbouring areas, the Lassiters complex, which includes a bar, hotel, cafe, news office and park. Neighbours began with three families created by Watson – the Ramsays, the Robinsons and the Clarkes. Watson said that he wanted to show three families who are friends living in a small street. The Robinsons and the Ramsays had a long history and were involved in an ongoing rivalry. close
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Stephen Frears,
Mick Jackson,
Michael Caton-Jones,
Pierre Boutron,
Martin Campbell,
Alan Cumming,
Jon Amiel,
Colin Bucksey,
Andy Wilson,
John Madden,
Giles Foster,
John Mackenzie,
Gillies MacKinnon,
Richard Spence,
Tim Fywell,
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David Attwood,
Norman Stone,
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Richard Eyre,
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Renny Rye,
Ross Devenish,
Jack Clayton,
Patrick Lau,
David Hare,
Leslie Stewart,
Roger Michell,
Jim Goddard,
Chris Bernard,
Alan Clarke,
Barry Devlin,
Jack Gold,
Matthew Jacobs,
Paul Seed,
Philip Saville,
Suri Krishnamma,
Waris Hussein,
Stephen John Whittaker,
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Diarmuid Lawrence,
Adrian Shergold,
Terence Ryan,
Allan Kroeker,
Gavin Millar,
Elijah Moshinsky,
Carl Prechezer,
Peter Barber-Fleming,
Sandy Johnson,
Colin Gregg,
Nigel Finch,
Stuart Burge,
Terry Johnson,
Chris Bould,
Pedr James,
Colin Nutley,
John Glenister,
Jane Howell,
Bill Hays,
Michael Darlow,
Mike Vardy,
Michael Whyte,
Angela Pope,
Lesley Manning,
Les Blair,
Douglas Livingstone,
John Woods,
George Case,
Paul Tickell,
Noella Smith,
Colin Rogers,
Jenny Wilkes,
Jean Stewart,
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Tony Smith,
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