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Episodes

Season 1
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1. H.M.S. Pinafore

October 10, 1960

A sailor falls for the daughter of his captain, while being unaware of the love a young country girl holds for him.

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2. Colombe

October 17, 1960

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3. The Old Ladies

October 31, 1960

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4. Peking Opera

November 21, 1960

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5. Julius Caesar

December 19, 1960

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.

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6. Ring Around the Moon

January 2, 1961

Twin brothers with very different personalities are in conflict over the love of a less than worthy woman. One brother comes up with an ingenious solution to the problem.

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7. Home of the Brave

January 9, 1961

In the jungle, during war, racial prejudice seems likely to destroy the teamwork of American soldiers.

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8. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

January 16, 1961

When a fortune-teller informs Lord Arthur that he's soon to commit a murder, he elects to do it as soon as possible, to get it out of the way before his impending marriage.

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9. Elektra

January 23, 1961

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10. The Subject Is Beethoven

February 6, 1961

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11. The Three Sisters

February 13, 1961

Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father who has commanded the local army post. Olga attempts to find satisfaction in teaching but secretly longs for a home and family. Masha, unhappy with her marriage to a timid schoolmaster, falls hopelessly in love with a married colonel. Irina works in the local telegraph office but longs for gaiety. Their sense of futility is increased by their brother's marriage to Natasha, a coarse peasant girl. She gradually encroaches on the family home until even the private refuge of the sisters is destroyed. They dream of starting a new life in Moscow but are saddled with the practicalities of their quiet existence. Despite their past failures, they resolve to seek some purpose and hope when the army post is withdrawn from the town.

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12. Night Must Fall

February 20, 1961

A charming handyman beguiles an old lady and her niece - who don't realize he's a murderer.

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13. The Dumb Waiter/The Zoo Story

March 6, 1961

A couple of one-act two-handers - in "The Zoo Story", a middle-class man is harangued by a stranger in the park, whilst in "The Dumb Waiter", two hit-men waiting for their target are disorientated by mysterious messages.

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14. Orphee

March 13, 1961

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15. Great Expectations

March 27, 1961

Pip, a poor orphan, meets a convict in a graveyard and is later taken to Satis House, where he meets the sinister Miss Havisham and also her ward Estella.