Colin Nears

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Old Rococo: The Life of Gioacchino Rossini 1992

The life of legendary opera composer Gioacchino Rossini is recounted in this documentary, which examines how the author of "The Barber of Seville" opted to give up composing for the life of a performer at the age of 37. Using historical context, the film follows Rossini's life from his early years up to the height of his career, and includes a variety of excerpts from both his popular and his lesser-known works.
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Tolkien in Oxford 1968

John Izzard meets with J. R. R. Tolkien at his home, walking with him through the Oxford locations that he loves while hearing the author's own views about his wildly successful fantasy novels.
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Le Corsaire 2000

Live performance from Kirov, now known as Mariinsky.
Colin Nears

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The Cantor of St Thomas's 1985

The life of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Ashton: The Dream 1978

TV presentation of the ballet by Sir Frederick Ashton, performed by the Royal Ballet.
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The Making of Jean Luc Godard's 'One Plus One' N/A

A short film Mike Dibb directed for the BBC in July 1968 in Cowdray Park, where Godard was shooting a sequence with the Rolling Stones for ONE PLUS ONE. It was broadcast on BBC2 within the framework of the arts magazine RELEASE on the 30 November 1968 to coincide with the screening (which has become famous…) of ONE PLUS ONE at the London Film Festival.