South Bank Show: Vol.1: Ken Russell

Synopsis: Compilation of the eight films made by Ken Russell between 1983 and 2002 for The South Bank Show, on Vaughan Williams, Arnold Bax, Elgar, a portrait of the widows of four British composers, a found-footage illustration of Gustav Holst’s The Planets and Russell’s personal take on musical history, a documentary about the German composer Anton Bruckner as well as an autobiographical film.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2012
Subjects: Film studies; Media studies; Music
Keywords: archive television; composers (music); music - British; music - classical; Russell, Ken

Title: Vaughan Williams
Synopsis: Broadcast on ITV on 8/4/1984.
Duration: 60 mins
Title: Secret Life of Arnold Bax, The
Synopsis: Broadcast on ITV on 22/11/1992.
Duration: 60 mins
Title: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
Synopsis: Film about Edward Elgar. Broadcast on ITV on 22/9/2002.
Duration: 60 mins
Title: Classic Widows
Synopsis: Film about the widows of four British composers broadcast on ITV on 5/2/1995.
Duration: 60 mins
Title: Ken Russell’s View of ‘The Planets’
Synopsis: Film about Gustav Holst’s ‘The Planets’ suite broadcast on 12/6/1983.
Duration: 60 mins
Title: Ken Russell’s ABC of British Music
Synopsis: Broadcast on 2/4/1988.
Duration: 75 mins
Title: Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner, The
Synopsis: Broadcast on 14/10/1990.
Duration: 60 mins
Title: Ken Russell: A British Picture
Synopsis: Broadcast on 15/10/1989.
Duration: 60 mins

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