10. John Cleese

Cleese was silently scripting A Fish Called Wanda at the time this interview was filmed. It is not mentioned in this program. What is mentioned is Cleese's spectrum of work from sketch comedy to industrial training films to therapeutical books. Video clips include sequences from Cleese's classics: At Last the 1948 Show, Monty Python's Flying Circus, and Fawlty Towers.

Episode 11

60m

11. Vladimir Ashkenazy

Episode 12

60m

12. Paul Schrader

Episode 13

60m

13. Purcell's Dido and Aenaes

Episode 14

60m

14. Patrick Heron

Episode 15

60m

15. Blue Note Records

Episode 16

60m

16. Michala Petri

Episode 17

60m

17. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Episode 18

60m

18. Absolute Beginners (film)

Episode 19

60m

19. Arthur Boyd

Episode 20

60m

20. Hal Prince: Rethinking the Musical

Episode 21

60m

21. British Soap Operas

Episode 22

60m

22. Hull Truck Theatre Company

Episode 23

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60m

23. Velvet Underground

The South Bank Show’s Velvet Underground documentary contains interviews with Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Moe Tucker, Nico, Andy Warhol and lots of early Velvet performance footage.

Episode 24

60m

24. Al Jolson

The South Bank Show — Season 9, Episode 23: Velvet Underground

5.6

1978

45 Seasons

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Watch The South Bank Show Season 9, Episode 23: Velvet Underground online on FlixGems. The South Bank Show’s Velvet Underground documentary contains interviews with Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Moe Tucker, Nico, Andy Warhol and lots of early Velvet performance footage.

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