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Edinburgh Nights

1994

Episode 1

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

A look at Edinburgh's newly opened Festival Theatre, and a preview of Robert Lepage's The Seven Streams of the River Ota. Emma Freud presents.

Edinburgh Nights

1994

Episode 2

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Emma Freud reports on The Romantic Spirit in German Art, an exhibition at the National Gallery of Scotland. Plus a look at the shows that try hard to shock.

Edinburgh Nights

1994

Episode 3

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

This episode includes an Orson Welles premiere that has taken 40 years to make. There is also news of legendary singer Eartha Kitt, appearing in James Joyce's Ulysses. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

1994

Episode 4

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

German-born chanteuse Ute Lemper performs her one-woman show as the programme examines the chanteuse tradition of Piaf, Dietrich and Lotte Lenya. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

1994

Episode 5

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

London street cleaner Willie Milligan rubs shoulders with the stars at the Film Festival. Poet and photographer Maud Sulter reveals the hidden black history of the 1930s and 40s. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

1994

Episode 6

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Peter Stein's seven-and-a-half hour epic Oresteia - in Russian and on ice, and Emma Freud reports on Australian Opera's A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Baz Luhrmann. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

1994

Episode 8: Dr Jekyll's Closet

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Documentary exploring Robert Louis Stevenson's tale, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Featuring dramatic reconstructions and interviews with biographer Jenni Calder. Show more