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From War of the Worlds to Citizen Kane
Simon Callow describes Orson Welles' journey to Hollywood in the late 1930s.
  1. From War of the Worlds to Citizen Kane
    01:45
    From War of the Worlds to Citizen Kane
  2. Squashing Words
    05:58
    Squashing Words
  3. Books I’ve Written
    02:35
    Books I’ve Written
  4. Making a Leopard Monster
    04:35
    Making a Leopard Monster
  5. Superpowers
    08:09
    Superpowers
  6. Steve’s Monsters
    02:19
    Steve’s Monsters
  7. Making a Monster
    08:35
    Making a Monster
  8. Alien Stink Song
    05:04
    Alien Stink Song
  9. Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
    04:12
    Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
  10. What would David Brent make of the Fringe?
    00:32
    What would David Brent make of the Fringe?
  11. Glasgow Girls: It's No a Wean's Choice
    04:26
    Glasgow Girls: It's No a Wean's Choice
  12. 'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
    02:13
    'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
  13. We hope you're sitting down
    00:43
    We hope you're sitting down
  14. A magic trick too far
    00:39
    A magic trick too far
  15. Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
    01:46
    Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
  16. B. Dolan - Still Electric
    02:24
    B. Dolan - Still Electric
  17. Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
    02:40
    Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
  18. "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
    01:31
    "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
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