Witness History | Waiting for Godot

Based on Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

How Samuel Beckett's existentialist masterpiece revolutionised the theatre 60 years ago.

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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC World Service
  • Duration: 8'52''
  • Broadcast date: 2012
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