This programme looks at the Pet Shop Boys phenomenon, with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe revealing the inspiration behind their distinctive brand of pop music. Video clips and film of their spectacular stage shows capture the Pet Shop Boys in action, singing hits such as It’s a Sin, Domino Dancing and Where the Streets Have No Name. Liza Minnelli, with whom they have worked, is a contributor.
Terence Davies
This film explores the work of Terence Davies, one of Britain’s most distinctive and personal film-makers. In interview and through sequences he has written himself, Davies looks at his past and the themes, ideas and images which haunt him. He uses poems, music and extracts from his films to reflect upon working-class life in Liverpool, the joys of accountancy and Catholicism, and British and American cinema from Diana Dors to Doris Day.
Robert Altman
This programme looks at the work of one of American cinema’s most individual and innovative film-makers. Altman is seen on location in Holland working on his film, Vincent and Theo, and talking about his distinctive style and working methods as well as his often difficult relationship with the American film industry. The programme also includes extracts from M.A.S.H., McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Secret Honour and Tanner ’88.