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Alan Ayckbourn: A Plain Man's Guide to Play-Making
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directed by Bryan Izzard; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by David Thomas; performed by Michael Simkins, 1957- and Lia Williams, 1964- (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1995), 50 mins
After Shakespeare, Alan Ayckbourn is the world's most frequently performed English language playwright. This programme gives a unique insight into the genius of this consummate theatre practitioner, recording a lively and amusing workshop in comedy writing and construction he gave to an invited audience.
directed by Bryan Izzard; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by David Thomas; performed by Michael Simkins, 1957- and Lia Williams, 1964- (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1995), 50 mins
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Alice Walker
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directed by Susan Shaw, fl. 1992; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Susan Shaw, fl. 1992 and Gillian Greenwood, 1952-, London Weekend Television Studios (LWT) (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1992), 51 mins
The African-American author of the internationally-acclaimed book The Color Purple has been a political activist for the civil rights and women's movements since the early 1960s. Interviewed at the time of the publication of her controversial novel Possessing the Secret of Joy, Alice Walker discusses its subject ..
directed by Susan Shaw, fl. 1992; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Susan Shaw, fl. 1992 and Gillian Greenwood, 1952-, London Weekend Television Studios (LWT) (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1992), 51 mins
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Carl Davis On Silent Film
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directed by Frances Dickenson; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Frances Dickenson; interview by Melvyn Bragg (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1990), 26 mins
The composer and conductor Carl Davis is well-known for his work for television and films and, in particular, for the scores he has written to accompany silent films. He has helped breathe new life into classics such as Abel Gance's Napoleon and Chaplin's City Lights. In this film, Davis demonstrates how he create...
directed by Frances Dickenson; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Frances Dickenson; interview by Melvyn Bragg (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1990), 26 mins
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Chinua Achebe : African literature as celebration
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directed by Daniel Wiles, fl. 1979; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Mark Holloway; interview by Melvyn Bragg (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1990), 49 mins
This lecture by Chinua Achebe, Africa's foremost contemporary novelist, provides an eloquent introduction to the new and genuinely great world literature which has emerged from Africa in the past fifty years.
directed by Daniel Wiles, fl. 1979; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Mark Holloway; interview by Melvyn Bragg (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1990), 49 mins
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David Hockney At The Tate
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directed by Alan Benson, fl. 1972; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Alan Benson, fl. 1972, LWT London Production; interview by Melvyn Bragg (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1988), 50 mins
Painter, graphic artist, photographer, stage designer, writer – David Hockney is one of the most versatile and significant artists of our times. The British artist’s international breakthrough came in the mid 60s with his homoerotic shower scenes and paintings of sun-speckled Californian swimming pools. In lat...
directed by Alan Benson, fl. 1972; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Alan Benson, fl. 1972, LWT London Production; interview by Melvyn Bragg (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1988), 50 mins
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Francis Bacon
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directed by David Hinton, 1950-; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by David Hinton, 1950-, London Weekend Television Studios (LWT) (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1985), 54 mins
Francis Bacon revolutionised figurative painting in the 20th century. The English painter unmasked his subjects in a provocative and ruthless manner. Deformed bodies, grimacing faces and the materiality of colour make us aware of brutality and sexuality, existential abysses and the fears of existence. Works like t...
directed by David Hinton, 1950-; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by David Hinton, 1950-, London Weekend Television Studios (LWT) (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1985), 54 mins
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Jackson Pollock
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directed by Kim Evans; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Kim Evans, London Weekend Television Studios (LWT) (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1987), 51 mins
In 1956, the Time Magazine mockingly called one of America’s most important 20th century artists “Jack the Dripper". It did so because Pollock stood for something new: With his innovative technique of “dripping“ and “pouring“ paint, he originated Action painting, and created radical, subjective works,...
directed by Kim Evans; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Kim Evans, London Weekend Television Studios (LWT) (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1987), 51 mins
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Ken Russell's Classic Widows
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directed by Ken Russell, 1927-2011; conducted by Richard Hickox, 1948-; choreographed by Amir Hosseinpour; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Maureen Murray, fl. 1987; interview by Ken Russell, 1927-2011; performed by Hetty Baynes and Fiona Cross, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1995), 51 mins
Classic Widows features four extraordinary women who are championing the music of their late composer-husbands: Susana Walton, globetrotting widow of William Walton; Bertha Stevens, whose husband, a contemporary of Walton's, died in relative obscurity; Xenia Frankel, who was left £50,000 in debt on the death of h...
directed by Ken Russell, 1927-2011; conducted by Richard Hickox, 1948-; choreographed by Amir Hosseinpour; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Maureen Murray, fl. 1987; interview by Ken Russell, 1927-2011; performed by Hetty Baynes and Fiona Cross, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1995), 51 mins
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Marc Chagall
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directed by Kim Evans; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Kim Evans, London Weekend Television Studios (LWT) (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1985), 52 mins
With lovers and violinists hovering overhead and unique colour compositions, Chagall advanced to the greatest art legend of the 20th century. Raised in a Jewish family in White Russia, painting took him out of the poverty-stricken, provincial limitations of his youth and brought him to the Parisian art world. Form...
directed by Kim Evans; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Kim Evans, London Weekend Television Studios (LWT) (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1985), 52 mins
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Margaret Atwood
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directed by Gillian Greenwood, 1952-; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Gillian Greenwood, 1952- (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1993), 51 mins
Margaret Atwood is widely acclaimed as Canada's most eminent novelist, poet and critic. Her books, among them The Handmaid's Tale and Cat's Eye, have earned her enormous respect and numerous awards in the literary world. She is noted for her deep understanding of human behaviour, a beautifully understated style an...
directed by Gillian Greenwood, 1952-; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Gillian Greenwood, 1952- (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1993), 51 mins
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