First in a special rebroadcast of both parts of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's epic play, adapted by Anthony Vivis from the translation by Louis MacNiece and E L Stahl. Starring Simon Callow and Ronald Pickup and directed by David Spenser, the production was first broadcast in 1982. The medieval folk legend of a magus who makes a pact with the devil forms the basis of Goethe's famous work. Disenchanted with the limitations of his academic knowledge, Dr Faust decides to study the arts of magic and to master the supernatural.
With Frances Jeater, Wendy Murray and Andrew Secombe
Music by Christos Pittas Part 2 next Sunday