Wilde
Poignant dramatisation of the life of Oscar Wilde, leading up to the sensational trial that resulted in his ultimate downfall. Stephen Fry stars.
Poignant dramatisation of Oscar Wilde's life, telling the story of the devoted husband and kind father who also happened to be attracted to men - in particular to the spoilt Alfred Lord Douglas, or 'Bosie'. Their relationship outraged Bosie's father, the maniacal Marquess of Queensberry, and led to a sensational trial which spelled Wilde's downfall, vividly highlighting the brutal homophobia of the Victorian legal system.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:02Debbie Wiseman
Wild West
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00:08Debbie Wiseman
I Will Kiss Thy Mouth, Jokanaan
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00:11Debbie Wiseman
Nothing Should Revela The Body But The Body
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00:30Debbie Wiseman
He Loves
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00:36Debbie Wiseman
Cast Into Outer Darkness
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01:03Debbie Wiseman
Gates Thrown Open
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01:10Debbie Wiseman
The Wounds of Love
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01:14Debbie Wiseman
I Do Need An Audience
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01:23Debbie Wiseman
Mr Wilde, You Must Go
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01:23Debbie Wiseman
An Age of Silver
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01:26Debbie Wiseman
Don't Ever Change Your Love
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01:33Debbie Wiseman
Angel At My Side
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01:40Debbie Wiseman
Almost As Beautiful As His Mother
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01:40Debbie Wiseman
Who Has Dared To Wound Thee
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01:41Debbie Wiseman
Constant Constance
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01:44Debbie Wiseman
De Profundis
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01:47Debbie Wiseman
So Wildly Worshipped, and So Madly Kissed
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01:48Debbie Wiseman
Wilde
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Oscar Wilde | Stephen Fry |
| Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas | Jude Law |
| Lady Speranza Wilde | Vanessa Redgrave |
| Constance Lloyd Wilde | Jennifer Ehle |
| Marquess of Queensberry | Tom Wilkinson |
| Lady Queensberry | Gemma Jones |
| Lady Mount-Temple | Judy Parfitt |
| Robbie Ross | Michael Sheen |
| Ada Leverson | Zoe Wanamaker |
| John Gray | Ioan Gruffudd |
| Charles Gill | Peter Barkworth |
| Vyvyan Wilde | Laurence Owen |
| Alfred Wood | Benedict Sandiford |
| Rent Boy | Orlando Bloom |
| Friend | James D'Arcy |
| George Alexander | Robin Kermode |
| Arthur | Albert Welling |
| Doorkeeper | Arthur Whybrow |
| Writer | Julian Mitchell |
| Director | Brian Gilbert |
| Producer | Marc Samuelson |
| Producer | Peter Samuelson |
| Composer | Debbie Wiseman |
| Director of photography | Martin Fuhrer |
Broadcasts
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Oscar Wilde, his literary legacy and the Aesthetes.