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Cultural exchanges

Title
Cultural exchanges
Genre
Interview; Music; Special; Drama
TX Date
3 Oct 1988
Year of production
1988
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Duration
00:47:06
Description
Sue Jameson presents a special programme on the theatre and the particular differences between what are generally considered the two best theatres in the world, the Russian and the English. The programme explores the role of cultural exchanges in the theatre. Arts Minister, Richard Luce makes an official visit to the Soviet Union, together with Jameson, and comments on his visit and the relationship between the two theatres. Part 1 gives an insight into the visit, and Part 2 is a lesson in differences between East and West. With input from additional speakers including cultural councillor Michael Sullivan; actor Brian Cox; Literary Gazette editor, Mark Jones; Kenneth Baker MP; painter Ilio Glazinov; painter, Eugene Dibsky(?); Thelma Holt. Includes dramatic/operatic excerpts and music.
Contributors
Edward Heath; Kenneth Baker; Richard Luce; Sue Jameson; Michael Sullivan; Mark Jones; Ilio Glazinov; Thelma Holt; Brian Cox; Eugene Dibsky(?)
Keywords
Actors; Theatre; Opera; Music; Government; USSR; England; Arts; Culture; Literature; Painters; Ministers; Cultural exchange; Richard Luce; Exchange programmes

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