Huw Wheldon Movies

  • 1962
    The Preservation Man

    The Preservation Man

    The Preservation Man

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    The Preservation Man is about useless objects but here they're part of the artist Bruce Lacey's collection of random junk that is incorporated into...

    The Preservation Man
  • 2003
    The Alchemists of Sound

    The Alchemists of Sound

    The Alchemists of Sound

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    A documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, responsible for creating some of the most memorable television and radio music in British popular...

    The Alchemists of Sound
  • 1962
    Monitor: Pop Goes the Easel

    Monitor: Pop Goes the Easel

    Monitor: Pop Goes the Easel

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    Peter Blake explores his passion for pop icons, Peter Phillips is featured with his cool companions, Derek Boshier voices his concerns with the...

    Monitor: Pop Goes the Easel
  • 1959
    Portrait of a Goon

    Portrait of a Goon

    Portrait of a Goon

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    Portrait of Spike Milligan, then part of The Goon Show examining his views on comedy,

    Portrait of a Goon
  • 1961
    Old Battersea House

    Old Battersea House

    Old Battersea House

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    Mrs Wilhelmina Sterling shows her vast collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings, pottery and other artefacts at her home in Battersea.

    Old Battersea House
  • 1962
    Elgar: Portrait of a Composer

    Elgar: Portrait of a Composer

    Elgar: Portrait of a Composer

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    A partly dramatised account of the life of classical composer Sir Edward Elgar. An episode of the BBC arts series Monitor.

    Elgar: Portrait of a Composer
  • 1962
    Pop Goes the Easel

    Pop Goes the Easel

    Pop Goes the Easel

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    Pop Goes the Easel was Ken Russell’s first full-length documentary for the BBC’s arts series Monitor. It focused on 4 British Pop Artists...

    Pop Goes the Easel
  • 1961
    Antonio Gaudí

    Antonio Gaudí

    Antonio Gaudí

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    A study of Antoni Gaudí's architecture (especially the Church of the Holy Trinity in Barcelona), his sources of inspiration and his influence...

    Antonio Gaudí
  • 1965
    JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli

    JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli

    JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli

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    Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli

    JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli
  • 1964
    Bartók

    Bartók

    Bartók

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    A portrait of the life and work of the great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, exploring both his music and his passionate interest in...

    Bartók