A documentary filmed during the summer of 2008 examining the thoughts and observations of writer, raconteur and national treasure, Sir John Mortimer. This with an additional dedication at the end of the programme was broadcast as a part of night's scheduling given over to John who died on the 16th January
Sir John Mortimer enjoyed a successful career as a QC before becoming a f...
Jan Vermeer (1632-75) was little known outside Holland either during his lifetime or for more than 200 years after his death, yet he is now acknowledged to be one of the most gifted and intriguing painters of the seventeenth century. This film looks at the social, political and scientific context in which this most enigmatic of painters lived, from the birth of an independent D...
Peter Tchaikovsky created some of the most romantic and beloved music ever. Surely he must have a man sensitivities for above human passions and pitfalls. Not so, says Ken Russell (Women in Love, Crimes of Passion), director of the lavish Tchaikovsky bio-pic The Music Lovers. Declaring that he was “fed up with the reverential treatment of musical heroes,” Russell sold his film ...
ITV Documentary about Mamma Mia!, the hit jukebox musical inspired by the music of ABBA. After premiering in London's West End in 1999, the show has gone on to achieve massive success around the world, having been seen by over 30 million people. Now, as a major film adaptation, the original musical's creative team, including ABBA members Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, talk ...