Huw Wheldon
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Elgar: Portrait of a Composer
Overview: A partly dramatised account of the life of classical composer Sir Edward Elgar. An episode of the BBC arts series Monitor.
Genres: Drama Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-11-11
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The Preservation Man
Overview: The Preservation Man is about useless objects but here they're part of the artist Bruce Lacey's collection of random junk that is incorporated into his art with their original function is irrelevant. Sensibly, Russell and commentator Huw Wheldon keep analysis to a minimum, preferring to use the film as an excuse to spend a quarter of an hour in Lacey's amiable company.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-05-20
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Old Battersea House
Overview: Mrs Wilhelmina Sterling shows her vast collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings, pottery and other artefacts at her home in Battersea.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-06-04
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Bela Bartók
Overview: A portrait of the life and work of the great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, exploring both his music and his passionate interest in his country's folklore.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-05-24
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The Alchemists of Sound
Overview: A documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, responsible for creating some of the most memorable television and radio music in British popular culture, including "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and Doctor Who (1963).
Genres: Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-19
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Antonio Gaudí
Overview: A study of Antoni Gaudí's architecture (especially the Church of the Holy Trinity in Barcelona), his sources of inspiration and his influence on Picasso. (BFI)
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-03-12
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JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli
Overview: Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-03-11
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Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill
Overview: Ken Russell directed a short document of German actress (and widow of famed composer Kurt Weill) Lotte Lenya performing many of Weill's best known compositions for BBC TV series "Monitor."
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-04-21
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Destination D-Day
Overview: On a cold February night in 1944, two British frogmen crawled on to a Normandy beach from the freezing sea to take samples of sand for scientific analysis from under the noses of German sentries. It was one of the most audacious of all the incredible operations that went into the planning of the Allied invasion of Europe. Throughout Britain during the 12 months before June 1944, men had been searching for the weak points in the vast German defences - all to ensure that D-Day, when it came, would be successful. The late Sir Huw Wheldon, then a major in the 6th Airborne Division, landed with his unit on 6 June to help defend the left flank of the invasion force against counter-attack. In this programme he tells the story of the Allied plans and preparations which helped ensure the success of Operation Overlord.
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-29
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Pop Goes the Easel
Overview: Pop Goes the Easel was Ken Russell’s first full-length documentary for the BBC’s arts series Monitor. It focused on 4 British Pop Artists - Peter Blake, Peter Philips, Pauline Boty and Derek Boshier.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-03-25
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Treasures of the British Crown
Overview: Documentary hosted by the Royal Family, edited from Royal Heritage (1978).
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-12
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Prokofiev
Overview: Subtitled 'Portrait of a Soviet Composer', this is the second of Ken Russell's composer biopics.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-03-13
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