Benjamin Britten on Camera (2013)

Directed by Andy King-Dabbs59mDocumentary,Music

BBC documentary exploring the dynamic relationship that developed between British composer Benjamin Britten and the BBC as they worked together to broadcast modern classical music further and wider. Through this collaboration, Britten's music reached television audiences, from elaborately staged studio operas to intimate duets featuring his partner Peter Pears to the massive Proms performance of his War Requiem. The programme features interviews with Britten's collaborators and singers as well as those working behind the scenes including Michael Crawford, David Attenborough, Humphrey Burton and soprano April Cantelo. James Naughtie narrates.

Year
2013
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
16 November 2013
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Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
Self (Archive Footage)
Peter Pears
Peter Pears
Self (Archive Footage)
J
Joan Cross
Self (Archive Footage)
E
Eric Crozier
Self (Archive Footage)
E
E.M. Forster
Self (Archive Footage)
J
John Culshaw
Self (Archive Footage)
J
James Blades
Self (Archive Footage)
H
Humphrey Burton
Self
A
April Cantelo
Self
Michael Crawford
Michael Crawford
Self
D
Deborah Bull
Self
M
Maggie Cotton
Self
Peter Maxwell Davies
Peter Maxwell Davies
Self
O
Oliver Knussen
Self
James Naughtie
James Naughtie
Narrator

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