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1/2. Actor Robert Downey Jr presents a new and revealing look at the life and work of screen legend and composer Charlie Chaplin, using extensive archive material, letters, extracts from the actor's travel writing and previously unaired recordings of Chaplin at the piano. Plus input from actress and daughter Geraldine Chaplin, son Michael Chaplin, film historian Kevin Brownlow, biographer David Robinson, Eddie Izzard and Richard Attenborough, who directed the 1992 Hollywood biopic starring Robert Downey Jr. Producers Elizabeth Clark and Fiona Croall
The unseen Chaplin: page 28

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Downey Jr
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Charlie Chaplin
Unknown:
Geraldine Chaplin
Unknown:
Michael Chaplin
Unknown:
Kevin Brownlow
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David Robinson
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Eddie Izzard
Unknown:
Richard Attenborough
Unknown:
Robert Downey
Producers:
Elizabeth Clark
Producers:
Fiona Croall

1/4. To mark what would have been Frank Sinatra's 90th birthday on 12 December, Michael Freedland presents a tribute to the quintessential crooner with input from the less starry people who knew him, including hairdressers, cooks, screaming fans, dockers, restaurateurs and the former mayor of Hoboken.

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Freedland
Producer:
Neil Rosser

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