Hollywood-UK (BBC4 Telly)

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Last Monday the BBC started a short season [Mondays in August] they've called "Hollywood UK". The introductory documentary confused me because a number of the people interviewed were dead (!) but now I see that it was made in 1993. It was a lovely that they made the effort to re-visit some of the locations where the films were shot.

Of particular interest to our mate Morrissey would be the item on'A Taste of Honey' with interviews with Murray Melvin, Paul Danquah & Rita Tushingham and an interview with John Schlesinger. Tom Courtney was interviewed about 'Billy Liar'. Alan Sillitoe was interviewed about 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' and depicted riding his bike from the Raleigh bike factory. Albert Finney was interviewed about his role.

I wish the BBC would show 'A Taste of Honey' again - they hardly ever do and the DVD costs £20 wherever you look.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/features/hollywood-uk.shtml

 

[mozrebel]

> Last Monday the BBC started a short season [Mondays in August] they've
> called "Hollywood UK". The introductory documentary confused me
> because a number of the people interviewed were dead (!) but now I see
> that it was made in 1993. It was a lovely that they made the effort to
> re-visit some of the locations where the films were shot.

> Of particular interest to our mate Morrissey would be the item on'A Taste
> of Honey' with interviews with Murray Melvin, Paul Danquah & Rita
> Tushingham and an interview with John Schlesinger. Tom Courtney was
> interviewed about 'Billy Liar'. Alan Sillitoe was interviewed about
> 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' and depicted riding his bike from the
> Raleigh bike factory. Albert Finney was interviewed about his role.

> I wish the BBC would show 'A Taste of Honey' again - they hardly ever do
> and the DVD costs £20 wherever you look.

> http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/features/hollywood-uk.shtml

If you happen to have sky, keep an eye out on the Sky movies Classic channels. I recorded it onto my sky + box a few months ago

 

[mozrebel]

> If you happen to have sky, keep an eye out on the Sky movies Classic
> channels. I recorded it onto my sky + box a few months ago

Correction - Sky Cinema channels