Great Lives | Tennessee Williams

Based on Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams

American stand-up comedian Rich Hall discusses the life of playwright Tennessee Williams, with help from Williams' biographer Dotson Rader and Matthew Parris.

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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC Radio 4
  • Duration: 24'31''
  • Broadcast date: 2009
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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