Season 8

Episodes • 1984

Melvyn Bragg
Alan Bennett

1. Alan Bennett

60 min

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McCartney's Broad Street

2. McCartney's Broad Street

60 min

Behind the scenes look at the making of Paul McCartney's 1984 movie Give My Regards To Broad Street.

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The Forming of the Phoenix (Phoenix Dance Company)

3. The Forming of the Phoenix (Phoenix Dance Company)

60 min

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Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

4. Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

60 min

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Norman Nicholson

5. Norman Nicholson

60 min

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Joseph Heller

6. Joseph Heller

60 min

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Mstislav Rostropovich

7. Mstislav Rostropovich

60 min

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Max Wall

8. Max Wall

60 min

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Alan Bleasdale

10. Alan Bleasdale

60 min

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Anthony Burgess on D.H. Lawrence

11. Anthony Burgess on D.H. Lawrence

60 min

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Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex

13. Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex

60 min

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Marc Chagall

14. Marc Chagall

60 min

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David Lean: a Life in Film

15. David Lean: a Life in Film

60 min

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Simon Rattle / finale of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony

16. Simon Rattle / finale of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony

60 min

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Little Richard

17. Little Richard

60 min

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George Malcolm on Scarlatti

18. George Malcolm on Scarlatti

60 min

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Silent Partners: Second Stride Dance Company

19. Silent Partners: Second Stride Dance Company

60 min

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Michael Crawford/Billy Bragg

20. Michael Crawford/Billy Bragg

60 min

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David Mamet

21. David Mamet

60 min

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Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith

22. Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith

60 min

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The Cotton Club (night club)

23. The Cotton Club (night club)

60 min

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Prez (jazz opera about Lester Young)

24. Prez (jazz opera about Lester Young)

60 min

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Francis Bacon

25. Francis Bacon

60 min

As part of The South Bank Show series, director David Hinton and interviewer Melvyn Bragg accompany Francis Bacon for a day during his second retrospective at the Tate Gallery, London, in 1985. The conversation reveals the artist’s influences, theories and obsessions.

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George Steiner on Vienna at the turn of the century

26. George Steiner on Vienna at the turn of the century

60 min

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