with Rene Cutforth
The first of three weekly films.
' They were on the wing - in flight from guilt. They flew on the wings of Peter Pan -they were determined not to grow up; on the wings of alcohol and cocaine - they were determined not to sober up; on the wings of speed, of sex, of the spirit of competition ... They never touched down until the final crash-landing in 1929.' Thus, in a highly personal account, RENE CUTFORTH sums up the spirit of The Twenties-the decade which began in the shadow of the first Great World War and ended with the stock-market crash which plunged us into the Depression. These hectic years saw the start of commercial aeroplanes, bobbed hair, Noel Coward , the BBC and the Picture Palace.
Written and narrated by RENE CUTFORTH
Additional readings TONY CHURCH
The week's most exhilarating programme ... stop everything and take a look at René Cutforth's brilliant summary. (SUNDAY TIMES) Film editor JONATHAN ORANE
Producer LORNA PEGRAM