<div><p>There's a photograph of Anton Chekhov that thrills me every time I see it. The great playwright is opening a copy of The Seagull, and gathered around him are the actors of the Moscow Art Theatre. Chekhov, it seems, is going to read them his entire play - all the characters and stage directions ...

<div><p><em class="bold">What he watched:</em></p><p><em class="bold">A place of execution</em> ITV1</p><p><em class="bold">The virgin daughters</em> C4</p><p&gt ...