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When did J. B. Priestley write An Inspector Calls?

In 1945, at the end of the Second World War.

Where was An Inspector Calls first performed?

In Moscow, in the Soviet Union, in 1945.

When and where was the first London production?

1946, at the New Theatre.

Where and when was Priestley born?

Bradford, Yorkshire, in 1894.

In which war did Priestley fight as a soldier?

The First World War, where he was wounded.

What were Priestley’s popular 1940 BBC radio talks called?

Postscripts.

Which political party did Priestley help found in 1942?

The Common Wealth Party.

Which party won the 1945 general election by a landslide?

Labour, led by Clement Attlee.

Which ship, sunk in April 1912, does Birling call unsinkable?

The Titanic.

When did the First World War begin?

1914, two years after the play is set.

When did some women first get the vote in Britain?

1918, for women over thirty with property qualifications.

Who was king in 1912?

George V.

When did Priestley die?

1984.