• Release year: 1985

Original Release

10/06/1985

Cast

(see additional cast & crew)
# Title Air Date
1 Sir Alec Guinness Sunday, 06 October 1985
2 Peter Ackroyd Sunday, 13 October 1985
3 Ian McKellen: Diary of a Year Sunday, 20 October 1985
4 Theatre of Comedy workshop Sunday, 27 October 1985
5 Pete Townshend: After the Fire Sunday, 03 November 1985
6 Sir Stephen Spender Sunday, 10 November 1985
7 Marguerite Duras Sunday, 17 November 1985
8 Karole Armitage Sunday, 24 November 1985
9 Peter Shaffer Sunday, 01 December 1985
10 John Cleese Sunday, 12 January 1986
11 Vladimir Ashkenazy Sunday, 19 January 1986
12 Paul Schrader Sunday, 26 January 1986
13 Purcell's Dido and Aenaes Sunday, 02 February 1986
14 Patrick Heron Sunday, 09 February 1986
15 Blue Note Records Sunday, 16 February 1986
16 Michala Petri Sunday, 23 February 1986
17 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Sunday, 02 March 1986
18 Absolute Beginners (film) Sunday, 09 March 1986
19 Arthur Boyd Sunday, 23 March 1986
20 Elliott Carter Friday, 28 March 1986
21 Hal Prince: Rethinking the Musical Sunday, 06 April 1986
22 British Soap Operas Sunday, 13 April 1986
23 Velvet Underground Sunday, 27 April 1986
24 Hull Truck Theatre Company Sunday, 20 April 1986
25 Al Jolson Sunday, 04 May 1986

Directors

Nigel Wattis, Alan Benson, Don Featherstone, John Read

Writers

Melvyn Bragg

Cast

Producers

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