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20 Episodes 1979 - 1980
Episode 1
53 mins
Episode 2
53 mins
Episode 3
53 mins
Episode 4
53 mins
Footage of band Talking Heads rehearsing.
Episode 5
53 mins
Episode 6
53 mins
Episode 7
53 mins
Episode 8
53 mins
Episode 9
103 mins
Featuring: Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Leonard Bernstein, Robert Britten, Barbara Britten, Sviatoslav Richter, Janet Baker, Julian Bream, Heather Harper, John Shirley-Quirk, Imogen Holst, Rosamund Strode, Rudolf Bing, Henry Moore, Paul Rotha, Beata Mayer, David Rothman, The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Stewart Bedford. With Music from: 'Peter Grimes' 'The Rape of Lucretia' 'Billy Budd' 'Turn of the Screw' 'Noye's Fludde' 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' 'Curlew River' 'The Burning Fiery Furnace' 'Death in Venice' 'War Requiem' 'Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra' and many more... Winner of the Prix Italia
Episode 10
53 mins
Episode 11
53 mins
Episode 12
53 mins
Episode 13
53 mins
Episode 14
53 mins
Episode 15
42 mins
Episode 16
53 mins
Episode 17
53 mins
Episode 18
53 mins
Episode 19
53 mins
Episode 20
53 mins
Opening with the first day of rehearsals of the London production of "Sweeney Todd", this ninety-minute documentary focuses on the rehearsal process with the musical's director, composer and actors.