Biography

Anthony Quinn: Reflections In The Eye

1 x 52'

In a historical interview only a few months before his death, the larger-than-life star of Zorba The Greek speaks frankly about his memorable roles, his tumultuous marriages and 13 children, and his insatiable passion for Art.

Producer: TV UK Productions.
Availability: Worldwide, all media.

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Churchill: The Finest Hours

1 x 111'

Orson Welles tells the story of 'Winnie', Statesman, writer and painter, the man who bestrode the world stage like a Colossus, symbolising not only his country's bloody-minded refusal to surrender, but also the ingenuity and eccentricities that defeated the forces battering at the shores of his beloved Britain.

Producer: Electronic Publishing.
Availability: Free TV & Video - USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Eire, Malta & Gibralta. Cable & Satellite - worldwide.

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Danielle Steel: Between The Covers

1 x 48'

This programme is a straight forward biographical documentary of one of the world's best selling romantic novelists. We examine her personal life from her very first husband through to her fifth, including her nine children borne from various husbands.

Producer: Just TV for Channel 5.
Availability: Worldwide, all media (ex UK Broadcast)

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Farouk: Last Of The Pharaohs

1 x 63'

This unusual documentary-special tells the incredible life-story of that notorious Egyptian playboy-monarch who was overthrown in Nasser's revolution of 1952. The story also encompasses the growth of Egyptian nationalism and the beginnings of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Producer: Peter Batty Productions.
Availability: Worldwide (on request).

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Fonteyn & Nureyev

1 x 92'

The remarkable story of the unique dancing collaboration of Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev that brought joy to millions around the world. Thought by many to be the most sensational ever, certainly it is one against which all other such partnerships will be judged.

Producer: Peter Batty Productions.
Availability: Worldwide, all media (ex UK video)

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Jane Goodall: Reason For Hope

1 x 55'

Harrison Ford narrates an intensely personal portrait of this universally admired scientist and animal rights activist. Filmed on location in Tanzania, England, Paris and San Francisco, the programme looks beyond her scientific career at the woman herself.

Producer: KTCA for PBS.
Availability: Worldwide, all media (ex USA).

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Pavarotti In Confidence with Peter Ustinov

1 x 50'

In this splendid insight, the intimate conversations range from the origin of Pavarotti's talent to the importance of silence, why his music teacher fainted at his first public performance and why he will never return to China.

Producer: Vicky Cooper/Hurricane Films.
Availability: Worldwide, all media (ex UK video)

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Superspy: Reinhard Gelhen

1 x 60'

This is the remarkable story of Reinhard Gehlen, former Head of the West German Secret Service, who helped to found the CIA, the American Central Intellingence Agency. The story is traced from Gehlen's joining the Nazi Party to his retirement on a CIA pension.

Producer: Peter Batty Productions.
Availability: Worldwide, all media (on request).

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