Season 32
20 episodes · Oct 11, 1994
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- S32E8
Stevenson's Travels 1
Nov 29, 1994First part of a two part doc on Robert Louis Stevenson, tracing his life from his childhood in Edinburgh through teenage travels with his father to his time as a wild student in Edinburgh.
- S32E9
Stevenson's Travels 2
Dec 6, 1994Part 2 covers last 14 years of his life and work, including his return to America, touring the South Pacific, and settling in Samoa. Also a newly discovered 1940's interview with step-daughter Belle Strong.
- S32E10
The Greatest Living Painter: De Kooning
Feb 21, 1995Documentary about abstract expressionist artist Willem de Kooning. This explores his late work and the allegations that they have been kept off the market to inflate their value.
- S32E14
Darker Than Blue: Curtis Mayfield
Mar 21, 1995Soul legend Curtis Mayfield talks to writer Caryl Phillips about his life, career and contribution to the Civil Rights Movement in America. Program includes archive footage and contributions from family, friends and colleagues.
- S32E17
Perry & Croft: The Sitcoms
Apr 18, 1995A look at the work of television comedy writers David Croft and Jimmy Perry, featuring interviews with the men themselves, the many stars of the shows they created and other famous admirers.
- S32E19
Ginger Rogers: A Tribute
Apr 30, 1995Hollywood star Ginger Rogers, who died at her California home on 25 April, began her career as a teenage vaudeville dancer and became the world's highest paid film actress. Above all, she is remembered for her dancing partnership with Fred Astaire. This film, screened as an Omnibus special on 30 April, shortly after her death, looks at how the legendary musicals were made, with anecdotes by Ginger herself, and clips from Astaire's last television interview.