A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born, Cambridge-educated philosopher Ludwig (1889-1951), whose principal interest was the nature and limits of language. A series of sketches depict the unfolding of his life from boyhood, through the era of the first World War, to his eventual Cambridge professorship and association with Bertrand Russell and John Maynard Keynes. The emphasis in these sketches is on the exposition of the ideas of , a homosexual, and an intuitive, moody, proud, and perfectionistic thinker generally regarded as a genius.

Starring:

Jill Balcon, John Quentin, Karl Johnson, Kevin Collins, Lynn Seymour, Michael Gough, Nabil Shaban, Roger Cook, Sally Dexter, Tilda Swinton

Genre:

Drama, History, Biography