The night is young
- Title
- The night is young
- Genre
- Interview; News bulletin; Advertisement; Trailer
- TX Date
- 21 Sep 1988
- Year of production
- 1988
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- Duration
- 00:55:00
- Description
- The Night is Young. Art historian and former director of the Victoria & Albert Museum, Sir Roy Strong talks to Gill Pyrah about his anthology of Cecil Beaton’s royal portraits. He reflects on his life and career. Strong’s choice of music includes includes: Waltz of My Heart, sung by June Bronhill; Julian Bream playing Vivaldi; The Laziest Girl in Town, sung by Marlene Dietrich; Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky. Includes news bulletins, weather, commercial breaks, and trailer for the AM programme with Douglas Cameron. Programme followed by trailer for this evening’s Mike Allen programme.
- Contributors
- Douglas Cameron?; Gill Pyrah; Mike Allen; Roy Strong
- Keywords
- Books; Authors; British; Royal family; Photography; Museums; Victoria and Albert Museum; Roy Strong; Cecil Beaton: The Royal Portraits; Portrait photography; Cecil Beaton
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