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A biography is presented of Michael Kitchen, a British actor in London, England. Kitchen was born to Arthur Kitchen and Betty Kitchen on October 31, 1948 in Leicester, England, and attended Leicester Boys Grammar School where he performed in the play "Cymbeline" by William Shakespeare. His roles in Shakespeare plays such as "Macbeth," Romeo and Juliet," and a television adaptation of "King Lear" are discussed.

The author compares the short ghost story "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad" by M. R. James and the music album "On Land" by musician Brian Eno, which he claims were inspired by the coast of Suffolk county in England, which also inspired his audio essay "On Vanishing Land" with sound artist Justin Barton. Television adaptations of James' stories by directors Jonathan Miller and and Lawrence Gordon are discussed, as well as location scouting for filming.

The article discusses the screening of televised plays in Great Britain during the series "Missing Believed Wiped Special: UnLOCked the Library of Congress Discoveries" at the British Film Institute (BFI) Southbank theater in London, England. The plays are noted to include "Much Ado About Nothing," "Doctor Knock," and "The Typewriter."

Reports on the television adaptation of the book "Tom Brown's Schooldays" at the Rugby public school in Warwickshire, England. Depicting of bullying in schools; Selection of students to play extras; Involvement of actor Stephen Fry.