The Power of Poetry | The Laboratory
Based on The Laboratory by Robert Browning
A performance of Robert Browning's dramatic monologue, 'The Laboratory', set in a contemporary nightclub.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
Content
- Type: Adaptation
- Channel: BBC Two
- Duration: 3'40''
- Broadcast date: 2010
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
- Literary Resource
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