Samuel Beckett : as the Story Was Told The two-part biography of the Nobel Prize-winningauthorthat began yesterday concludes with the story of how Beckett finally began to connect with his audience, principally through Waiting for Godot, which established him as a writer of rare talent.
His unique voice and vision brought him sudden international renown, and his work assumed legendary stature. His life, never recorded in interview, became a symbol of the pure, dedicated artist, immune to fame and fortune.
This programme, the last in the current Bookmark series, includes an interview with the celebrated interpreter of Beckett's work, actor
Billie Whitelaw. Narrated by Ronald Pickup.