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(1965–1968)

Full Cast & Crew

Series Directed by 

Brian Large ... (4 episodes, 1966)
Jonathan Miller ... (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
John Drummond ... (2 episodes, 1966)
Michel Mitrani ... (2 episodes, 1966)
Allan King ... (1 episode, 1965)
Robert Vas ... (1 episode, 1965)
Casper Wrede ... (1 episode, 1965)
John Boorman ... (1 episode, 1966)
Malcolm Brown ... (1 episode, 1966)
Francis Coleman ... (1 episode, 1966)
Ken Russell ... (1 episode, 1966)

Series Writing Credits  

Riccardo Aragno ... (script) (1 episode, 1966)
Leo Aylen ... (writer) (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
John Boorman ... (writer) (1 episode, 1966)
Jacques B. Brunius ... (commentary written by) (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
Christopher Burstall ... (writer) (1 episode, 1965)
John Donat ... (writer) (1 episode, 1966)
Max-Pol Fouchet ... (writer) (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
Patrick Garland ... (writer) (1 episode, 1966)
Robert Goldston ... (writer) (1 episode, 1965)
Stephen Hearst ... (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
Michael Kustow ... (compiled by) (1 episode, 1966)
Jonathan Miller ... (writer) (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Jonathan Miller ... (compiled by) (1 episode, 1966)
David Oppenheim ... (writer) (1 episode, 1966)
Plato ... (original dialogue) (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
H.C. Robbins Landon ... (writer) (1 episode, 1965)
Don Taylor ... (writer) (1 episode, 1966)
Peter Ustinov ... (writer) (1 episode, 1965)
Robert Vas ... (writer) (1 episode, 1965)
Casper Wrede ... (writer) (1 episode, 1965)

Series Cast  

Tony Church Tony Church ...  Narrator / ... 3 episodes, 1965-1966
Leo McKern ...  Socrates 2 episodes, 1965-1966
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1965-1966
Roddy Maude-Roxby ...  Aristophanes / ... 2 episodes, 1965-1966
Georg Solti Georg Solti ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1965-1966
John Culshaw John Culshaw ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1965-1966
Peter Ustinov ...  Self 2 episodes, 1965-1966
Robert Gillespie ...  Alcibiades / ... 2 episodes, 1965-1966
Darroll Richards Darroll Richards ...  The Waiter / ... 1 episode, 1965-1966
Peter Hall ...  Self 2 episodes, 1966
BBC Symphony Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra ...  Themselves 2 episodes, 1966
George Steiner George Steiner ...  Self 2 episodes, 1966
Kenneth van Barthold Kenneth van Barthold ...  Self - Presenter 2 episodes, 1966
John Berger ...  Self - Presenter 1 episode, 1965
Birgit Nilsson ...  Self - Singer (Brünnhilde) 1 episode, 1965
John Franklyn-Robbins ...  The Artist (Arthur King) 1 episode, 1966
Georges Delerue ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Rene Cutforth Rene Cutforth ...  Self - Reporter 1 episode, 1966
Pablo Picasso ...  Self - Subject 1 episode, 1965
Wolfgang Windgassen Wolfgang Windgassen ...  Self - Singer (Siegfried) 1 episode, 1965
Ken Russell ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Sheila Allen Sheila Allen ...  Ruth 1 episode, 1966
Ronald Adam ...  Crito 1 episode, 1966
Gottlob Frick Gottlob Frick ...  Self - Singer (Hagen) 1 episode, 1965
Peter Bowles ...  Melville 1 episode, 1966
Peter Eyre ...  Simmias 1 episode, 1966
Alexandra Malcolm Alexandra Malcolm ...  Jean 1 episode, 1966
Henry Livings Henry Livings ...  Cebes 1 episode, 1966
Claire Watson Claire Watson ...  Self - Singer (Gutrune) 1 episode, 1965
Ingrid Hafner Ingrid Hafner ...  Ursula 1 episode, 1966
Freda Dowie ...  Xanthippe 1 episode, 1966
David de Keyser ...  Doctor 1 episode, 1966
Alexander Cranfield Abbot Alexander Cranfield Abbot ...  Journalist 1 episode, 1966
Gordon Parry Gordon Parry ...  Self - The Recording Team 1 episode, 1965
George Tute George Tute ...  Jim 1 episode, 1966
James Brown James Brown ...  Self - The Recording Team 1 episode, 1965
Catherine Rodgers Catherine Rodgers ...  Rebecca 1 episode, 1966
Christopher Raeburn Christopher Raeburn ...  Self - The Recording Team 1 episode, 1965
Richard Howard Richard Howard ...  Photographer 1 episode, 1966
Jack Law Jack Law ...  Self - The Recording Team 1 episode, 1965
Erik Smith Erik Smith ...  Self - The Recording Team 1 episode, 1965
Humphrey Burton Humphrey Burton ...  Self - Narrator 1 episode, 1965
Ian Holm ...  Self - Reader 1 episode, 1965
Susannah York ...  Self - Reader 1 episode, 1965
Michael Gough ...  Pausanias 1 episode, 1965
Alan Bennett ...  Eryximachus 1 episode, 1965
Christopher Isherwood ...  Self 1 episode, 1965
John Fortune ...  Phaedrus 1 episode, 1965
Barry Justice ...  Agathon 1 episode, 1965
Igor Stravinsky ...  Self 2 episodes, 1965-1966
Malcolm Muggeridge ...  Self 1 episode, 1965
W.H. Auden ...  Self 1 episode, 1965
Julian Jebb Julian Jebb ...  Aristodemus 1 episode, 1965
Jacques B. Brunius ...  Commentary spoken by 1 episode, 1965
Ewan MacColl Ewan MacColl ...  Commentator 1 episode, 1965
H.C. Robbins Landon H.C. Robbins Landon ...  Self 1 episode, 1965
Max-Pol Fouchet Max-Pol Fouchet ...  Self 1 episode, 1965
Peter Duval Smith Peter Duval Smith ...  Self 1 episode, 1965
Leonard Bernstein ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Michael Jayston ...  Self - Actor 1 episode, 1966
Dudley Moore ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Silvana Mangano ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Eleanor Bron ...  Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1 episode, 1966
Vittorio De Sica ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Michele Dotrice ...  Self - Actress 1 episode, 1966
Luchino Visconti ...  Self - Interviewee 1 episode, 1966
Barbara Murray 1 episode, 1966
Kenneth Haigh ...  Daniel Dunglas Home 1 episode, 1966
John Ringham ...  Narrator 1 episode, 1966
Maria Callas ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Bernard Miles ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Antony Hopkins Antony Hopkins ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Peter Brook ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Benny Goodman ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Derek Godfrey Derek Godfrey 1 episode, 1966
Paul Hardwick ...  Self - Actor 1 episode, 1966
Denys Hawthorne Denys Hawthorne ...  George Bernard Shaw 1 episode, 1966
John Hopkins John Hopkins ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Davyd Harries ...  Self - Actor 1 episode, 1966
London Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1966
Richard Moore Richard Moore ...  Self - Actor 1 episode, 1966
Mary McCarthy Mary McCarthy ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
John Donat John Donat ...  Self - Narrator 1 episode, 1966
Léonide Massine ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
George Balanchine ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Charles Collingwood ...  Self - Presenter 1 episode, 1966
Arnold Wesker Arnold Wesker ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Charles Kuralt ...  Narrator 1 episode, 1966
Charles Marowitz Charles Marowitz ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
London Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1966
Kenneth Clark ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Anthony Dawes Anthony Dawes 1 episode, 1966
Kenneth Tynan Kenneth Tynan ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Gabrielle Hamilton Gabrielle Hamilton ...  Self - Actress 1 episode, 1966
Suzanne Farrell Suzanne Farrell ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Frank Dunlop Frank Dunlop ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Yehudi Menuhin ...  Self - Conductor 1 episode, 1966
Richard Baker Richard Baker ...  Self - Introduction 1 episode, 1966
Daniel Barenboim ...  Self - Pianist 1 episode, 1966
John Braine John Braine ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Riccardo Aragno Riccardo Aragno ...  Self - Interviewer 1 episode, 1966
Robert Robinson Robert Robinson ...  Self - Presenter 1 episode, 1966
Sandra Williams Sandra Williams 1 episode, 1966
Harry Watton Harry Watton ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Brian Wright Brian Wright 1 episode, 1966
Ellen Dryden 1 episode, 1966
Henry Moore ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
The Philharmonia Orchestra The Philharmonia Orchestra ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1966
Norman Podhoretz Norman Podhoretz ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Adrian Boult Adrian Boult ...  Self - Conductor 1 episode, 1966
Toby Robertson Toby Robertson ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Imogen Holst Imogen Holst ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Christopher Nupen Christopher Nupen ...  Commentary spoken by 1 episode, 1966
Janet Baker Janet Baker ...  Self - Contralto 1 episode, 1966
Frank Hauser Frank Hauser ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Ann Jellicoe Ann Jellicoe ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Vladimir Ashkenazy Vladimir Ashkenazy ...  Self - Pianist 1 episode, 1966
Eugene Ormandy ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Carlo Maria Giulini Carlo Maria Giulini ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Daniel Wayenberg Daniel Wayenberg ...  Self - Soloist 1 episode, 1966
Ernest Fleischmann Ernest Fleischmann ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Huw Wheldon Huw Wheldon ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Boris Brott Boris Brott ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Brendan Kennelly Brendan Kennelly ...  Self - Narrator 1 episode, 1966
C.P. Snow C.P. Snow ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Günther Weisenborn Günther Weisenborn ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Suzanne Sarroca Suzanne Sarroca ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Moura Lympany Moura Lympany ...  Self - Soloist 1 episode, 1966
Hephzibah Menuhin Hephzibah Menuhin ...  Self - Pianist 1 episode, 1966
Kostas Paskalis Kostas Paskalis ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Victor Gollancz Victor Gollancz ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Richard Hoggart Richard Hoggart ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
John Drummond John Drummond ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Peter Frankl Peter Frankl ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Yonty Solomon Yonty Solomon ...  Self - Soloist 1 episode, 1966
Bernard Keeffe Bernard Keeffe ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Yaltah Menuhin Yaltah Menuhin ...  Self - Pianist 1 episode, 1966
Jennifer Vyvyan Jennifer Vyvyan ...  Self - Soprano 1 episode, 1966
Henry Williamson Henry Williamson ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Rodney Friend Rodney Friend ...  Self - Orchestra Leader 1 episode, 1966
Cyril Smith Cyril Smith ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Augustin Anievas Augustin Anievas ...  Self - Soloist 1 episode, 1966
Jeremy Menuhin Jeremy Menuhin ...  Self - Pianist 1 episode, 1966
Gianfranco Cecchele Gianfranco Cecchele ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Edward Lucie-Smith Edward Lucie-Smith ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Geoffrey Gorer Geoffrey Gorer ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Paris Opéra Ballet School Students Paris Opéra Ballet School Students ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1966
Hugh Casson Hugh Casson ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Robert Craft Robert Craft ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Noel Annan Noel Annan ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Ian Hunter Ian Hunter ...  Self 1 episode, 1966
Frank O'Connor Frank O'Connor ...  Self - Narrator 1 episode, 1966

Series Produced by 

Stephen Hearst ... executive producer (12 episodes, 1965-1966)
Peter Montagnon ... producer (4 episodes, 1965-1966)
Francis Coleman ... producer (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
John Drummond ... producer / associate producer (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
Jonathan Miller ... producer (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
Barrie Gavin ... producer (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Christopher Burstall ... producer (2 episodes, 1965)
Humphrey Burton ... executive producer / producer (2 episodes, 1965)
Antony Craxton ... producer (2 episodes, 1966)
Max-Pol Fouchet ... producer (2 episodes, 1966)
Francis Gysin ... executive producer (1 episode, 1965)
Allan King ... producer (1 episode, 1965)
Walter Klapper ... associate producer (1 episode, 1965)
Casper Wrede ... producer (1 episode, 1965)
John Boorman ... producer (1 episode, 1966)
Michael Bradsell ... producer (1 episode, 1966)
Malcolm Brown ... producer (1 episode, 1966)
Patrick Garland ... producer (1 episode, 1966)
William K. McClure ... producer (1 episode, 1966)
Christopher Nupen ... producer (1 episode, 1966)
David Oppenheim ... producer (1 episode, 1966)
John Read ... producer (1 episode, 1966)
Ken Russell ... producer (1 episode, 1966)
Don Taylor ... producer (1 episode, 1966)

Series Music by 

Sergei Rachmaninoff ... (4 episodes, 1966)
Maurice Ravel ... (4 episodes, 1966)
Georges Delerue ... (1 episode, 1966)
Brian Fahey ... (1 episode, 1966)
Freddie Phillips ... (1 episode, 1966)
Gerard Victory ... (1 episode, 1966)

Series Cinematography by 

Peter Sargent ... (1 episode, 1965)
John Sharples ... (1 episode, 1965)

Series Editing by 

Inman Hunter ... (1 episode, 1965)
Monica Mead ... (1 episode, 1965)
Allan Tyrer ... (1 episode, 1965)
Robert Vas ... (1 episode, 1965)
John Merritt ... (1 episode, 1966)
Gitta Zadek ... (1 episode, 1966)

Series Production Design by 

Alan Hunter-Craig ... (2 episodes, 1965)

Series Sound Department 

Norman Allen ... sound recordist (1 episode, 1965)
Cyril Brown ... sound (1 episode, 1965)
Patrick Jeffery ... sound (1 episode, 1965)
Robin Drake ... sound recordist (1 episode, 1966)
John Murphy ... sound recordist (1 episode, 1966)
Jack Robottom ... sound mixer (1 episode, 1966)

Series Camera and Electrical Department 

Charles Parnall ... cameraman (1 episode, 1965)
David Prosser ... film cameraman (1 episode, 1966)
Jim Saunders ... cameraman (1 episode, 1966)
Ken Westbury ... cameraman (1 episode, 1966)

Series Music Department 

Hugh Bean ... orchestra leader (2 episodes, 1966)
English Chamber Orchestra ... orchestra (2 episodes, 1966)
Emanuel Hurwitz ... orchestra leader (2 episodes, 1966)
Hugh Maguire ... orchestra leader (2 episodes, 1966)
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper ... chorus (1 episode, 1965)
John Culshaw ... recording producer (1 episode, 1965)
Georg Solti ... conductor (1 episode, 1965)
Richard Wagner ... stock music (1 episode, 1965)
Wiener Philharmoniker ... orchestra (1 episode, 1965)
Daniel Barenboim ... musical director (1 episode, 1966)
Shura Cherkassky ... music performer (1 episode, 1966)
Antal Doráti ... conductor (1 episode, 1966)
Brian Fahey ... conductor / music (1 episode, 1966)
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos ... conductor (1 episode, 1966)
John Georgiadis ... orchestra leader (1 episode, 1966)
Carlo Maria Giulini ... conductor (1 episode, 1966)
Rudolf Kempe ... conductor (1 episode, 1966)
István Kertész ... conductor (1 episode, 1966)
The Melos Ensemble of London ... musicians (1 episode, 1966)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra ... orchestra (1 episode, 1966)
The Philharmonia Orchestra ... orchestra (1 episode, 1966)
Freddie Phillips ... musician: guitar (1 episode, 1966)
Kenneth Sillito ... orchestra leader (1 episode, 1966)
Walter Susskind ... conductor (1 episode, 1966)
Viola Tunnard ... musician: piano (1 episode, 1966)

Series Additional Crew 

Jacques B. Brunius ... research by (2 episodes, 1966)
Anne James ... assistant to director (1 episode, 1965)
John Furness ... Menuhin profile (1 episode, 1966)
Barbara Harrison ... production assistant (1 episode, 1966)
Michael Kustow ... director: stage production (1 episode, 1966)
Carolyn Naylor ... production staff (1 episode, 1966)
Christopher Nupen ... production assistant (1 episode, 1966)
Ernest Pascoe ... art adviser (1 episode, 1966)
William Stair ... art adviser (1 episode, 1966)
William Butler Yeats ... subject (1 episode, 1966)

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