- TitleThe Imitation Game (Original)
- ArticlesArticles held in BFI Reuben LibraryIn: Journal of British cinema and television v19 n2 2022, pp. 241-260
War and peace: Play for Today's home front quintet / John WYVER
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Discusses five plays set during or immediately after the Second World War which were broadcast in the BBC's 'Play for Today' series (1970-1984): 'Licking Hitler' (1978), 'Blue Remembered Hills' (1979), 'The Imitation Game' (1980), 'Country' (1980) and 'Rainy Day Women' (1984). Considers the dramas' revisionist portrayal of the English home front, their political context, and their engagement with issues of landscape, heritage, game-playing and simulation. Part of the special issue 'Play for Today at 50'.In: Journal of British cinema and television v19 n3 2022, pp. 325-359
‘Treading on sacred turf’: history, femininity and the secret war in the Plays for Today Licking Hitler, The Imitation Game and Rainy Day Women / Alan BURTON, Tom May
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Explores three dramas dealing with the Second World War which were shown in the BBC's 'Play for Today' strand: 'Licking Hitler' (1978) written by David Hare, 'The Imitation Game' (1980) by Ian McEwan, and 'Rainy Day Women' (1984) by David Pirie, noting how the writers drew on material revealing aspects of the 'secret war' to challenge dominant narratives of British wartime experience. Discusses the plays' focus on female characters, and examines aspects of their contemporary reception.In: Radio Times v227 n2949 17 May 1980, pp. 71
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Readers letters on the play and Ian McEwan's reply.