Introduced by Melvyn Bragg and including
The Juniper Tree
A new selection of stories by the Brothers Grimm, translated and illustrated by MAURICE SENDAK , restores to these fairy tales their original strength and complexity. After all, as'Sendak explains in this film about his work as an illustrator, they were never intended for children in the first place.
Rosenquist
' You can'mistake a painting of a plate of spaghetti for a painting of a crucifix.'
JAMES ROSENQUIST , 40-year-old pop painter, explains why he prefers to work with real images rather than abstract images. Interviewed in his New York studio by MELVYN BRAGG , Rosenquist talks about the current exhibition of his work at the Mayor Gallery in London. Memorial
PETER REDGROVE is best known as a poet but his latest work, The Terrors of Dr Treviles, is a novel, written in collaboration with young author PENELOPE SHUTTLE. Not surprisingly the book is, partly, about poetry. What is the connection between poetry and magic? Or poetry and dreams? Or even poetry and mental health ... ? At their home in Falmouth, the authors talk about the ideas behind the book.
10.10 Cole
Wouldn'it be fun not to be famous?
Wouldn'it be fun not to be rich? Wouldn'it be fun
To be nearly anyone
Except me - mixed up me!
At the Mermaid Theatre in London, an entertainment devised by BENNY GREEN and ALAN STRACHAN celebrates the spirit of COLE PORTER.
2nd House presents highlights from the show, with RAY CORNELL LUCY FENWICK , PETER GALE BILL KERR , JULIA MCKENZIE
ROD MCLENNAN , KENNETH NELSON ELIZABETH POWER
ANGELA RICHARDS , UNA STUBBS
Designer j. ROGER LOWE
Directors DAVID HEYCOCK ISendak) DELLA WASSERMAN (Rosenquist) NIGEL WILLIAMS (Memorial) TONY STAVEACRE (Cole)
Producers TONY CASH, JOHN MAPPLEBECK Assistant editor TONY STAVEACRE Editor BILL MORTON