Words And Music [documentary]
Jeremy Sams presents four programmes charting the evolution of some of the greatest works of musical theatre.
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Oliver! | 19991128 | Sams is joined by guests Shani Wallis and Ron Moody to find out how Dickens's `Oliver Twist' became a hit musical. |
| 02 | West Side Story | 19991205 | With Arthur Laurents and Humphrey Burton to look at how Romeo and Juliet met the Jets and the Sharks in the great musica. |
| 03 | The Marriage Of Figaro | 19991212 | A look at how Mozart's opera developed from a controversial comedy written by Louis XV's watchmaker into perhaps the. |
| 04 LAST | Cabaret | 19991219 | A look at how Christopher Isherwood's stories about 1930s Berlin were transformed into a hit musical. |
Updated: 6/6/2013