Author, broadcaster, director and producer. First Head of Music and Arts for BBC Television 1965-1967. Resumed the position again from 1975-1981 after an eight year absence in commercial television as a founder-member of London Weekend Television. For his work as a director, he has won four Emmy Awards, two British Academy Awards and as a ...
His wife Christina was a Swedish newsreader and photographer
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He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honors List for his services to Music and Broadcasting.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Maestro and the Diva
1990
TV Movie documentary
Great Performances
1990
TV Series 1 episode
The Berlin Celebration Concert
1989
TV Movie documentary
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem
1988
TV Special
Jean Sibelius: Symphonie No. 2 D-dur
1988
TV Movie
Teachers and Teaching: An Autobiographical Essay by Leonard Bernstein
1988
TV Movie documentary
Haydn: Die Schöpfung
1986
TV Special
Gala of Stars 1986
1986
TV Special documentary
Andrea Chénier
1985/I
TV Movie
Requiem Mass
1985
TV Movie documentary
Bernstein on Mahler
1985
TV Movie documentary
United Nations Day Concert
1984
TV Movie
Bernstein: Conductor, Soloist, Teacher
1984
TV Movie
Die Fledermaus
1984
TV Movie
Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli
1984
TV Movie
Schumann: The Symphonies
1984
TV Mini-Series 1 episode
Bernstein/Beethoven
1982
TV Mini-Series documentary
Cosi fan tutte
1978
TV Movie
IX. Symphonie von Ludwig van Beethoven
1977
TV Special
Chichester Psalms/Symphony #1 'Jeremiah'/Symphony #2 'The Age of Anxiety'
1977
TV Special documentary
Franz Liszt: Faust-Symphonie in drei Charakterstudie nach Johann Wolfgang v. Goethe
1976
TV Special
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
1976
TV Movie
Gustav Mahler: Symphonie Nr. 8
1975
TV Movie documentary
Aquarius
1975
TV Series 4 episodes
Leonard Bernstein Rehearses Mahler
1975
TV Movie documentary
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (Resurrection)
1974
TV Movie
P.I. Tschaikowsky: Symphony No. 5
1974
TV Movie
Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
1972
TV Movie
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
1972
TV Movie documentary
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9
1972
TV Movie
Four Ways to Say Farewell
1971
TV Movie
Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna
1970
TV Special documentary
Bernstein in London: Verdi's Requiem
1970
TV Special
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven - The Ninth Symphony in D Minor
1970
TV Movie
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos
2007
Video
Brahms: The Piano Concertos
2007
Video
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
2002/I
TV Movie
Falstaff
1999
TV Movie
Pelléas et Mélisande
1999/I
TV Movie
Flight
1999
TV Movie
Hansel and Gretel
1998
TV Movie
Rodelinda
1998
TV Movie
A Gala Christmas in Vienna
1997
TV Movie
Manon Lescaut
1997
TV Movie
Lulu
1996
TV Movie
Merry Christmas from Vienna
1996
TV Special
Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker
1996
TV Series 1 episode
Ermione
1995
TV Movie
La traviata
1994
TV Movie
Yevgeny Onyegin
1994
TV Movie
The Love of Three Orchestras
1993
TV Movie documentary
War and Peace
1991
TV Movie
Candide
1991
TV Movie
Jean Sibelius: Symphonie No. 1, E moll
1991
TV Movie
Requiem Mass
1991
TV Special documentary
Boris Godunov
1990
TV Movie
Die Fledermaus
1990
TV Movie
Prince Igor
1990
TV Movie
Solti's Bartók in Budapest
1990
TV Movie documentary
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Aquarius
1970-1975
TV Series 39 episodes
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Love of Three Orchestras
1993
TV Movie documentary producer
Arena
1991
TV Series documentary producer - 1 episode
Teachers and Teaching: An Autobiographical Essay by Leonard Bernstein
1988
TV Movie documentary producer
The Making of 'West Side Story'
1985
TV Movie documentary producer
Bernstein on Mahler
1985
TV Movie documentary executive producer
Schumann: The Symphonies
1984
TV Mini-Series producer - 1 episode
A Question of Faith
1979
producer
Aquarius
TV Series producer - 8 episodes, 1972 - 1975 executive producer - 1 episode, 1971
Idomeneo
1974
TV Movie producer
The Marriage of Figaro
1974
TV Movie producer
The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland
1973
TV Movie producer
Macbeth
1972
TV Movie producer
Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna
1970
TV Special documentary producer
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1970
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Games That Children Play
1969
TV Movie executive producer
Candid Caine: A Self Portrait of Michael Caine
1969
TV Movie documentary producer
Sunday Night
1965
TV Series documentary producer - 1 episode
Workshop
1964
TV Series documentary producer
Preservation Man
1962
TV Movie producer
Monitor
TV Series documentary producer - 3 episodes, 1962 associate producer - 3 episodes, 1960 - 1961
Antonio Gaudi
1961
TV Short documentary producer
Shelagh Delaney's Salford
1960
TV Short documentary associate producer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Madame Sousatzka
1988
Festival Announcer
Interlude
1968
TV Director
Monitor
1959
TV Series documentary
Commentator
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Great Performances
1993
TV Series consultant - 1 episode
Candide
1991
TV Movie staged by
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Unforgettable Russell Harty
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself - LWT Editor and Presenter
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Filmstar Karajan
2008
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Love of Three Orchestras
1993
TV Movie documentary
Himself (Interviewer)
The Media Show
1991
TV Series
Himself
Requiem
1991/III
Documentary short
Narrator (voice)
Requiem
1991/II
Documentary short
Narrator (voice)
Omnibus
1975-1986
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter / Himself / Himself - Introducer / ...
The Lively Arts
1977-1978
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
BBC Young Musician
1978
TV Series
Himself - Host
Call My Bluff
1977
TV Series
Himself
Scenes from a Geordie Ceilidh
1976
TV Movie
Himself - presenter
Aquarius
1970-1974
TV Series
Himself - Presenter / Himself -chairman
Macbeth
1972
TV Movie
Himself - Presenter
Late Night Line-Up
1972
TV Series
Contributor
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
1972
TV Movie documentary
Himself (narrator) (voice) (uncredited)
NET Festival
1969
TV Series documentary
Narrator
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Glenn Gould: Au delà du temps
2006
Documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1988
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program
Great Performances (1971)
1975
BAFTA TV Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Specialised Series
Aquarius (1970)
1972
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Classical Music
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein (1970)
1971
Silver Medal
Royal Television Society, UK
Outstanding Achievement in Front of the Camera
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1995
CableACE
CableACE Awards
Cultural or Performing Arts Special or Series
The Love of Three Orchestras (1993)
1993
CableACE
CableACE Awards
Cultural or Performing Arts Special or Series
Candide (1991)
1991
Grammy
Grammy Awards
Best Music Video - Long Form
1991
BAFTA TV Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Arts Programme
Omnibus (1967)
1985
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts