5/7. April
1941: Guy and Harriet flee the German invasion of Athens on a boat bound for Cairo. First shown on BBC1
International news.
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UK directors discuss their films with Stuart Maconie. Including Bride & Prejudice, Gurinder Chadha's frothy mix of Jane Austen and Bollywood; Roger Michell's dramatisation of Ian McEwan's novel Enduring Love; Shane Meadows's crime thriller Dead Man's Shoes; and Amma Asante's Bafta-winning portrayal of teenage gang culture, A Way of Life.
(Stuart Maconie's DVD review: page 46)
The R&B singer and keyboardist, a pioneer of the 1960s Soho scene, in concert at LSO St Luke's in London.
He's joined by original members of his band the Blue Flames, bluesman Zoot Money, trumpeters Guy Barker and Eddie Thornton, pop-soul diva Madeline Bell and trombonist Rico Rodriguez. Numbers include Yeh Yeh, Getaway and Flamingo Allnighter.
A edition of Georgie Fame and Alan Price 's musical showcase. Featuring Thelma Houston and Pan's People.
Bille August's 1987 Oscar-winning period drama starring Max von Sydow and Pelle Hvenegaard.
Pelle and his father Lasse hope to find a land of plenty in Denmark. But Lasse's dreams turn sour, and the pair are forced to work as farm hands. In Danish with English subtitles.
(Review page 125.)
the 1960s pop icon in Edinburgh
