The first performance of ‘Lady Windermere’s Fan’ | Victorian Sensations

Paul McGann discusses Oscar Wilde's play 'Lady Windermere's Fan' and the scandal of the opening night.

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Clip Info
  • Clip length: 2'58''
  • Broadcast year: 2019
Curriculum Connection
  • English Literature | 19th-century texts | Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde | Themes
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  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Programme: Victorian Sensations
  • Series: 1
  • Episode: Decadence and Degeneration
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