Edited and introduced by John Amis

Rostropovich: the great Russian cellist talks about his ambitions as a conductor, plays a Sarabande and Bourree from Bach's Suite No 3 for solo cello; and is seen in the Royal Festival Hall (on 14 October) receiving from Sir Arthur Bliss the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society.

Stomu Yamashta: the Japanese percussion-playing sensation of this year's Aldeburgh and Edinburgh Festivals is seen in a fantasy-trip film directed by William Fitzwater

Alan Bush celebrates his 70th birthday by directing a performance of his Christmas Cantata The Winter Journey with Miriam Nathaniel (soprano), Joseph Ward (baritone)
The Bowles Bevan Singers
Dr Bush also plays the piano and talks about his curious situation as a composer who has four operas in the repertoire in East Germany but is neglected in his own country.
(Rostropovich - is this the end?: p 5)