Revealing documentary that offers insights into the working life of one of the most influential musicians of our time, tracing the creation - from round-the-piano discussions to its world premiere this summer in Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral - of McCartney's Liverpool
Oratorio. The ex-Beatle's first venture into the classical idiom - a collaboration with composer Carl Davis , himself famous for TV scores like The
World at War - led to a major work performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, choristers and four top soloists including soprano Kiri Te Kanawa and bass Willard
White. McCartney has drawn on his memories of a Liverpool boyhood, and from the top of a bus on a poignant tour of the city, he talks about his childhood, his family and his fellow Beatles, and about one of the most daunting openings of his life - 'the church gig'. Director Ann Paul
Producer Chips Chipperfield
A Picture Music International production in association with Juggler Films for BBCtv 0 MUSIC AND ARTS: page 4