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Arthur Boyd (1986)

Director

Don Featherstone

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 51 minutes), £14.95

The landscapes of the Australian painter Arthur Boyd (b.1920) have a rough sensuality that is raw and pure as the primeval wilderness he depicts. This film shows the artist at work and reflects on his...

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South Bank Show, The [01/05/2005] (2005 Television)

Series

South Bank Show, The

Director

Gerald Fox

Producer

Gerald Fox

A National Theatre production of Henry IV parts 1 and II opened in the Olivier Theatre, May 2005. The programme is a fly-on-the-wall account of one day’s rehearsals. The play’s director, Nicholas Hynter,...

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Claes Oldenburg (1996)

Director

Gerald Fox

Producer

Gerald Fox

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 53 minutes), £19.30

Contemporaries Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein and James Rosenquist reminisce about their experiences with American pop artist Claes Oldenburg. Art dealer Arne Glimcher, museum director Tom Krens and critic...

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South Bank Show, The [06/01/1980] (1980 Television)

aka: Hamlet Wolfe Stalks American Culture

Series

South Bank Show, The

Director

Bob Bee; Geoff Dunlop

Anthology arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg. In the second part of the programme (c25mins) Jonathan Pryce and director Richard Eyre talk about the staging of Hamlet at London’s Royal Court Theatre,...

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Peter Hall - 50 Years in Theatre (2005 Television)

Series

South Bank Show, The

Director

Nigel Wattis

Producer

Nigel Wattis

A two-part SOUTH BANK SHOW to celebrate Sir Peter Hall’s 50 years in theatre. Peter Hall looks back on his foundation of the Royal Shakespeare Company, his 15 years as Director of the National Theatre, and...

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Ian McKellen - Diary of a Year (1985 Television)

Series

South Bank Show, The

Director

Kim Evans

Producer

Kim Evans

Television arts documentary. When Ian McKellen joined the National Theatre in 1984, he was asked by The South Bank Show to keep an audiotape diary of his experiences as an actor over the next twelve months....

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Royal Shakespeare Company, The (2009 Video)

Series

South Bank Show, The

Director

Naomi Wright

Producer

Jonathan Levi

Anthology arts series. In this final edition of The South Bank Show presenter Melvyn Bragg goes behind the scenes at the Royal Shakespeare Company as it embarks on an ambitious programme of work inspired by...

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Annie Leibovitz (1993)

Director

Rebecca Frayn

Producer

Belinda Allen

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 51 minutes), £14.95

The American photographer Annie Leibovitz first attracted attention for her work while still a student in the late 1960s. Her photojournalism came to define the style of Rolling Stone magazine, the cult...

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Preparing to Perform Shakespeare (1984 Television, Video)

aka: Word of Mouth

Series

South Bank Show, The

Director

Peter Walker

Producer

Andrew Snell

A masterclass on speaking and performing Shakespeare introduced by Trevor Nunn and led by John Barton who works with Royal Shakespeare Company actors Alan Howard, Michael Pennington, David Suchet, Ian...

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Isle is Full of Noises, The (1985 Television)

Series

South Bank Show, The

Producer

Jill Freeman

Anthology arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg. A documentary on electronic music. The programme also promotes a specially commissioned piece by Tim Souster based on Caliban’s speech.

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