A Genius Like Us - Joe Orton

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Arts, Biography Documentary published by BBC broadcasted as part of BBC Arena series in 1982 - English narration

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An Arena programme from 1982 profiling the life and tragic death of playwright Joe Orton. Following his journey from Leicester to RADA, to West End success.

Featuring frank and comic contributions from Orton's sister and contemporaries (including a sharp-as-lemons Kenneth Williams), this fascinating profile charts his journey from stifling family life in Leicester to the West End via RADA and jail. The focus falls inevitably on his murder by lover Kenneth Halliwell, but there is more here than this horrific act. It's a glimpse into attitudes to homosexuality 25 years ago and a serious exploration of Orton's short life and career.


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Video Codec: XviD
Video Bitrate: 1589 kbps
Video Resolution: 672x512
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.313:1
Frames Per Second: 25.000
Audio Codec: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3
Audio Bitrate: 119kb/s VBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: English
RunTime Per Part: 1:12:34
Number Of Parts: 1
Part Size: 936,518,934 Bytes
Subtitles: NO - TV CAP
Capped by: Adam Cook

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