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BBC Play of the Month - Classic Theatre Plays / Plays Adapted From Novels

The "BBC Play of the Month" was broadcast 1965 - 1983. Many of these were lavish costume dramas, staging Shakespeare, Shaw, Chekhov, Ibsen etc. Others were modern plays and comedies. And others were adaptions of novels and non-fiction biographies.
Where it is a book adaptation, I have listed both the book and the play. Sometimes they had different names eg. "Washington Square" is the novel and "The Heiress" is the play that was adapted from it. Usually though, the two will be side-by-side with different writers.
For this list challenge, tell me if you've read it, seen it, or performed in it.
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The Adventures of Don Quixote (Hugh Whitemore)
The Adventures of Don Quixote
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Hugh Whitemore
Advocate for the Dead: The Story of Joel Brand (Alex Weissberg)
Advocate for the Dead: The Story of Joel Brand
2
Alex Weissberg
The Ambassadors (Denis Constanduros)
The Ambassadors
3
Denis Constanduros
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors
4
Henry James
An Ideal Husband (Oscar Wilde)
An Ideal Husband
5
Oscar Wilde
The Apple Cart (George Bernard Shaw)
The Apple Cart
6
George Bernard Shaw
The Beaux' Stratagem (George Farquhar)
The Beaux' Stratagem
7
George Farquhar
The Cabinet Papers (Anthony Steven)
The Cabinet Papers
8
Anthony Steven
Candida (George Bernard Shaw)
Candida
9
George Bernard Shaw
Candide (James MacTaggart)
Candide
10
James MacTaggart
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
11
Voltaire
The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Bertolt Brecht)
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
12
Bertolt Brecht
The Changeling (Thomas Middleton)
The Changeling
13
Thomas Middleton
Charley's Aunt (Brandon Thomas)
Charley's Aunt
14
Brandon Thomas
The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekhov)
The Cherry Orchard
15
Anton Chekhov
Chester Mystery Plays (Anonymous)
Chester Mystery Plays
16
Anonymous
Chips With Everything (Arnold Wesker)
Chips With Everything
17
Arnold Wesker
The Common (Peter Nichols)
The Common
18
Peter Nichols
The Corn Is Green (Emlyn Williams)
The Corn Is Green
19
Emlyn Williams
Corridors of Power (John Elliot)
Corridors of Power
20
John Elliot
Corridors of Power (C. P. Snow)
Corridors of Power
21
C. P. Snow
The Country Wife (William Wycherley)
The Country Wife
22
William Wycherley
The Critic (Richard Brinsley Sheridan)
The Critic
23
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Cyrano De Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)
Cyrano De Bergerac
24
Edmond Rostand
Dangerous Corner (J. B. Priestley)
Dangerous Corner
25
J. B. Priestley
Danton's Death (Georg Büchner)
Danton's Death
26
Georg Büchner
Days to Come (Ken Taylor)
Days to Come
27
Ken Taylor
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
28
Arthur Miller
The Deep Blue Sea (Terence Rattigan)
The Deep Blue Sea
29
Terence Rattigan
Defection! the Case of Colonel Petrov (Donald Bull)
Defection! the Case of Colonel Petrov
30
Donald Bull
Design for Living (Noël Coward)
Design for Living
31
Noël Coward
The Devil's Eggshell (David Weir)
The Devil's Eggshell
32
David Weir
Don Juan in Hell by George Bernard Shaw
Don Juan in Hell by George Bernard Shaw
33
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
34
Miguel De Cervantes
Duchess of Malfi (John Webster)
Duchess of Malfi
35
John Webster
Electra (Sophocles)
Electra
36
Sophocles
Five Finger Exercise (Peter Shaffer)
Five Finger Exercise
37
Peter Shaffer
Flint (David Mercer)
Flint
38
David Mercer
French Without Tears (Terence Rattigan)
French Without Tears
39
Terence Rattigan
The Gay Lord Quex (Arthur Wing Pinero)
The Gay Lord Quex
40
Arthur Wing Pinero
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