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16 Episodes 1992 - 1993
Episode 1
43 mins
Episode 2
43 mins
Episode 3
43 mins
Episode 4
43 mins
Episode 5
43 mins
Episode 6
55 mins
The programme traces Scott's career from West Hartlepool Art School to the Royal College of Art to the BBC, where he worked as a designer and later director on programmes such as SOFTLY SOFTLY and ADAM ADAMANT LIVES. (extract shown). He then moved into advertising, his most celebrated work being the Hovis advertisements - works of his shown include films for Bird's Eye Fish Fingers "Stowaway" (1969), Hovis "Bike Ride" and Apple Computers "1984" (1983). His brother Tony Scott also talks about his work in commercials, and how he took over the direction of the Hovis adverts when Ridley moved into features. After such work and the BFI-produced BOY AND BICYCLE (1965) made with his brother Tony (extracts shown), he then moved into feature film direction: extracts shown from THE DUELLISTS (1977), ALIEN (1979), BLADE RUNNER (1982), SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (1987), BLACK RAIN (1989), THELMA and LOUISE (1991) and his most recent film, shown in production, 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE (1992).
Episode 7
43 mins
Episode 8
43 mins
Episode 9
43 mins
Episode 10
43 mins
Episode 11
43 mins
Episode 12
43 mins
John Ford: Part One.
Episode 13
43 mins
John Ford: Part Two.
Episode 14
43 mins
Episode 15
43 mins
Episode 16
43 mins