Where to watch Sophocles in the UK
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Sophocles (c. 497/496 – winter 406/405 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian known as one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote more than 120 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens, which t…
Sophocles films streaming in the UK
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Sophocles TV shows streaming in the UK
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- BBC Play of the Month (1965) Writer
- Oedipus Rex (1967) Theatre Play
- Oedipus Mayor (1996) Original Story
- O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro (1976) Theatre Play
- The Oedipus Project (2020) Original Story
- Oedipus the King (1968) Theatre Play
- Antigone (1974) Theatre Play
- Antigone (2024) Writer
- Oedipus Rex (1972) Theatre Play
- L'origine du monde (2001) Original Story
- Oedipe roi (1910) Writer
- Electra (1986) Theatre Play
- Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (1986) Theatre Play
- Hercules Unchained (1959) Theatre Play
- National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona (2026) Original Story
- The Year of the Cannibals (1969) Theatre Play
- Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus (1986) Theatre Play
- Oedipus at Colonus (1976) Writer
- Antígona Pajubá (2021) Theatre Play
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What are Sophocles's most popular films?
Most-watched Sophocles films currently: Oedipus Rex (1967), Oedipus Mayor (1996), O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro (1976), The Oedipus Project (2020), Oedipus the King (1968).
What TV shows has Sophocles appeared in?
Selected TV credits: BBC Play of the Month (1965).
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