Including at 6.20 Pause for Thought.
And at 9.15 Pause for Thought.
2/4. Actor Christopher Eccieston explores the bleak and often angry British films of the late 50s and early 60s that took inspiration from John Osborne 's 1956 "kitchen sink" stage hit Look Back in Anger. In a period of relaxed censorship, the films tackled sexual, domestic and social issues in a way not previously seen on the big screen, paving the way for what is now called TV drama. Contributors include Rita Tushingham (A Taste of Honey), Dora Bryan , Albert Finney and Shirley-Anne Field (Saturday Night and Sunday
Morning), Wendy Craig (TheServant), writer David Storey (This Sporting Life), cinematographer
Walter Lassally (A Taste of Honey), composer Richard Rodney Bennett (Billy Liar) and social realist director Ken Loach.
John Wilson conducts the BBC
Concert Orchestra, live from the Watford Coliseum with vocalists Mary Carewe and Gary Williams , and the Band of the RAF
Regiment, directed by Flying Officer Piers Morrell. Aled Jones presents.
Actor Sean Penn reads an abridged version of Bob Dylan 's autobiography, published in 2004. 5/8.1961. Dylan earns$60 a week but is not yet writing songs. He spends his days at the library in an intense search for inspiration. Abridged by Clive Stanhope Producer Elisa Shokoff
Frank Renton showcases musical arrangements from the movies.
Matthew Wright hosts a show devoted to contemporary arts and culture.
With live music.
Including at 3.30 Pause for Thought.
