Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 281,607 playable programmes from the BBC

Moviedrome: The Music Lovers

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Alex Cox introduces another in the season of cult films.

Ken Russell's portrait of the composer Tchaikovsky, starring Richard Chamberlain, Glenda Jackson
Moscow 1873: Peter Tchaikovsky becomes the subject of a society scandal because of his homosexual involvement with Count Chiluvsky. Unable to fulfil his wife's sexual demands he becomes violently depressed and contemplates suicide.
The screenplay for this controversial film about the Russian composer was written by Melvyn Bragg.
Films: pages 27-32
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)

Contributors

Presenter:
Alex Cox
Director:
Ken Russell
Screenplay:
Melvyn Bragg
Tchaikovsky:
Richard Chamberlain
Antonina:
Glenda Jackson
Nicholas Rubinstein:
Max Adrian
Chiluvsky:
Christopher Gable
Madame Von Meck:
Izabella Telezynska
Modest Tchaikovsky:
Kenneth Colley
Sasha:
Sabina Maydell
Source: Radio Times

BBC Two England

About BBC Two

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More