Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Boy Wonder | 20150427 | 20170213 (R3) | Five essays by five enthusiasts that follow the rise and fall of Orson Welles, the controversial Renaissance man who was an actor, film director, radio producer and theatre impresario. Essayists include film critics Peter Bradshaw and David Thomson and Sarah Churchwell. Simon Callow, Welles's biographer, tracks the transformation from schoolboy to prodigy and unpicks what really happened during the six months Welles spent at Dublin's Gate Theatre. Produced by Gemma Jenkins. Simon Callow tracks Orson Welles's transformation from schoolboy to prodigy. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. Five essays by five enthusiasts that follow the rise and fall of Orson Welles, the controversial Renaissance man who was an actor, film director, radio producer and theatre impresario. Essayists include film critics Peter Bradshaw and David Thomson and Sarah Churchwell. Simon Callow, Welles's biographer, tracks the transformation from schoolboy to prodigy and unpicks what really happened during the six months Welles spent at Dublin's Gate Theatre. Produced by Gemma Jenkins. Simon Callow tracks Orson Welles's transformation from schoolboy to prodigy. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 02 | He That Plays The King | 20150428 | 20170214 (R3) | Exploring Orson Welles's Shaksepeare film trilogy: Macbeth, Othello and Chimes at Midnight Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. Exploring Orson Welles's Shaksepeare film trilogy: Macbeth, Othello and Chimes at Midnight Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 03 | Why Citizen Kane Matters | 20150429 | 20170215 (R3) | Film critic Peter Bradshaw gives his personal take on Orson Welles's film Citizen Kane. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. Film critic Peter Bradshaw gives his personal take on Orson Welles's film Citizen Kane. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 04 | F For Fake | 20150430 | 20170216 (R3) | Sarah Churchwell discusses film-maker Orson Welles's capacity for self-mythologising. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. Sarah Churchwell discusses film-maker Orson Welles's capacity for self-mythologising. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 05 | Some Kind Of Genius | 20150501 | 20170217 (R3) | Film critic David Thomson explores Orson Welles's complicated relationship with failure. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. Film critic David Thomson explores Orson Welles's complicated relationship with failure. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |