Thomas Middleton

In Our Time: Culture by BBC

Apr 17, 202556:29Society & Culture

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most energetic, varied and innovative playwrights of his time. Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) worked across the London stages both alone and with others from Dekker and Rowley to...

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