Benjamin Britten on Camera (2013)
BBC documentary exploring the dynamic relationship that developed between British composer Benjamin Britten and the BBC as they worked together to broadcast modern classical music further and wider. Through this collaboration, Britten's music reached television audiences, from elaborately staged studio operas to intimate duets featuring his partner Peter Pears to the massive Proms performance of his War Requiem. The programme features interviews with Britten's collaborators and singers as well as those working behind the scenes including Michael Crawford, David Attenborough, Humphrey Burton and soprano April Cantelo. James Naughtie narrates.
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Cast
- Benjamin Britten — Self (Archive Footage)
- Peter Pears — Self (Archive Footage)
- Joan Cross — Self (Archive Footage)
- Eric Crozier — Self (Archive Footage)
- E.M. Forster — Self (Archive Footage)
- John Culshaw — Self (Archive Footage)
- James Blades — Self (Archive Footage)
- Humphrey Burton — Self
- April Cantelo — Self
- Michael Crawford — Self
- Deborah Bull — Self
- Maggie Cotton — Self
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