Cyril Cusack

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.

A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.

Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.

Screen Two è stata una serie televisiva antologica britannica, prodotta dalla BBC e trasmessa su BBC2 dal 1985 al 1994. Dopo la fine di "Play for Today" della BBC, che andò in onda dal 1970 al 1984, al produttore Kenith Trodd fu chiesto di formulare una nuova serie di drammi televisivi autoconclusivi. Tuttavia, mentre lo stile di Play for Today si svolgeva per gran parte con riprese da studio, questa nuova serie è stata girata interamente in pellicola; fu quindi un tentativo da parte della BBC di ripetere il successo dei film televisivi di Channel 4, molti dei quali erano stati rilasciati nei cinema.

An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.

A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.

A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.