4/7
October 1940: betrayed by Yakimov, Guy's name appears on a Gestapo death list. First shown on BBC1
international news.
Followed by Weather
A crime special: Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in Heat: Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity; and oriental-style revenge with Hard-Boiled and Oldboy.
(Stuart Maconie's DVD review: page 40)
The LA based musical chameleon performs from his reflective "break-up" album Sea Change, as well as crowd pleasers including Nicotine and Gravy and a cover of Nelly's Hot in Herre. A gig at London's Union Chapel.
An affectionate tribute to the Glasgow-born musician, poet, humorist and painter, described by Billy Connolly as "the best-kept secret in Britain". Friends and fans recall a five-decade career, including his stints on John Peel's Radio 1 show and his turn as Buster Bloodvessel in the Beatles's Magical Mystery Tour. Phill Jupitus on Ivor Cutler : page 40
Ivor Cutler's final performance, filmed at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall in February 2004, ahead of retirement at the age of 82. Excerpts from Jammy Smears and Life in a Scotch Sitting-room, Vol 2 feature in a typically surreal mix of poetry, philosophy and song.
6/6. Satire with Marcus Brigstocke.
A CIA agent is taken hostage in Costa-Gavras's 1972 political thriller. In French with English subtitles
