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BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Classic Oscar-winning drama. An ageing star is duped into helping an aspiring actress, who turns out to be ruthlessly ambitious. Show more

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Margo Channing:
Bette Davis
Eve Harrington:
Anne Baxter
Addison DeWitt:
George Sanders
Karen Richards:
Celeste Holm
Bill Simpson:
Gary Merrill
Lloyd Richards:
Hugh Marlowe
Birdie Coonan:
Thelma Ritter
Miss Casswell:
Marilyn Monroe
Max Fabian:
Gregory Ratoff
Composer:
Alfred Newman
Director of photography:
Milton Krasner

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Source: BBC Online

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Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

BBC Four

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Documentary about Hollywood star Bette Davis, spanning her life and career from the 1920s to the 1980s, on stage and on screen, including an interview with the actress herself. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Ian Holm
Interviewed Guest:
Bette Davis
Interviewed Guest:
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Interviewed Guest:
Anne Baxter
Interviewed Guest:
Olivia de Havilland
Interviewed Guest:
Joseph L Mankiewicz
Executive Producer:
Alan Yentob

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Source: BBC Online
BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

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

Sophisticated comedy classic in which a wealthy socialite's wedding plans are thrown into disarray by the arrival of her playboy ex-husband. Show more

Contributors

CK Dexter Haven:
Cary Grant
Macaulay Connor:
James Stewart
Elizabeth Imbrie:
Ruth Hussey
Dinah Lord:
Virginia Weidler
George Kittredge:
John Howard
Uncle Willie:
Roland Young
Seth Lord:
John Halliday
Margaret Lord:
Mary Nash
Sidney Kidd:
Henry Daniell
Director:
George Cukor

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Source: BBC Online
BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 2 months

Rome, 44 BC. Caesar’s power has grown so great that even his allies in the senate plot his downfall. Classic Hollywood adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play.

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Source: BBC Online
BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Classic Broadway musical. Nathan Detroit, a gambler in need of cash, bets Sky Masterson that he will not get Sarah Brown, who works at the Save a Soul Mission, to go out on a date. Show more

Contributors

Sky Masterson:
Marlon Brando
Sarah Brown:
Jean Simmons
Nathan Detroit:
Frank Sinatra
Miss Adelaide:
Vivian Blaine
Lieutenant Brannigan:
Robert Keith
Nicely-Nicely Johnson:
Stubby Kaye
Big Jule:
BS Pully
Benny Southstreet:
Johnny Silver
Harry the Horse:
Sheldon Leonard
Rusty Charlie:
Dan Dayton
Society Max:
George E Stone
Arvide Abernathy:
Regis Toomey
General Cartwright:
Kathryn Givney

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Source: BBC Online