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Virginia Woolf's Orlando

Author Jeanette Winterson takes a retrospective look at Virginia Woolf's influential novel Orlando, a ground-breaking study of women and gender roles in English society. Dramatised excerpts from the book are played out by Joely Richardson and Saffron Burrows, exploring the characters, and examining the controversial nature of its content which could easily have led to prosecution and persecution on its release in the late 1920s, shortly after a similarly themed novel led to the publishing house being put on trial.

English
  • Originally Aired July 27, 2002
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
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  • Created September 23, 2011 by
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Name Type Role
Joely Richardson Guest Star
Jeanette Winterson Guest Star
Saffron Burrows Guest Star
Steven Elliot Guest Star
Sarah Aspinall Director