Jonathan Powell
Production · b. 1947 · Sittingbourne, Kent, England, UK
Jonathan Powell (born 25 April 1947) is an English producer and writer, known for Testament of Youth (1979), A Perfect Spy (1987) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979). He was previously married to Sally Brampton.
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- Movie8.0Documentary
In this new documentary, Susan Kemp explores the life and work of the great British director Antonia Bird, who died in 2013. Bird blazed a trail from the radical hotbed of the Royal Court Theatre in the 70s, via the groundbreaking early days of EastEnders and Casualty in the 80s, all the way to Hollywood in the 90s and back again. She always had something urgent to say, but her career was a long struggle to get her voice heard. Featuring many of her close collaborators, including Robert Carlyle, Irvine Welsh, Kate Hardie and Mark Cousins, this documentary is the first to examine Bird’s legacy, and to place her where she belongs – among the most important British film, TV and theatre directors of her era.
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
2016 · 1 votes
Movie10.0DocumentaryA two part documentary that details the contribution of black and Asian people to television history from the birth of television in 1936 to 1992. Interviewees include: Pearl Connor, Thomas Baptiste, Lenny Henry, Norman Beaton, Horace Ové, Carmen Munroe, and Stuart Hall.
Black and White in Colour
1992 · 1 votes
MovieDocumentaryTV MovieA retrospective of Colin Baker's turbulent three-years as the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who (1963), covering his casting, the 1985 hiatus, and his sacking on the orders of BBC One controller Michael Grade.
MovieDocumentaryDuring the mid-1980s, senior BBC executives had doubts about whether Doctor Who should continue. In 1987, the programme was given one final chance...