Sarah Wooley - Fifteen Minutes
The last days of Pop Art and how Andy Warhol, with help from Truman Capote, invented celebrity culture. Stars Tobias Menzies.
By Sarah Wooley
"Making money is art, and working is art and good business is the best art." - Andy Warhol
Set in New York in the heady days of Studio 54, in the late 1970s and early 80s, "Fifteen Minutes" looks at the later period in Andy Warhol's life when he was painting portraits to commission and running 'Interview' magazine. Young editor, Bob Colacello has the bright idea of hiring the ageing Truman Capote to do celebrity interviews. In exchange for his monthly column, Capote would be gifted a portrait. And so began one of the most complicated and explosive of collaborations.
A BBC Scotland production directed by Gaynor Macfarlane.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Bob Colacello | Will Howard |
| Andy Warhol | Tobias Menzies |
| Truman Capote | Adrian Rawlins |
| Fred Hughes | David Seddon |
| Director | Gaynor Macfarlane |
| Writer | Sarah Wooley |
Broadcasts
Mon 24 Aug 201514:15BBC Radio 4- Mon 24 Jul 201714:15BBC Radio 4
- Tue 7 Apr 202011:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 7 Apr 202021:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
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