Rent Daniel Farson's Guide to Britain: Vol.1 (1963)
3h 35min
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- Synopsis:
Brash, bohemian and boozy, bon-vivant Daniel Farson became a larger-than-life fixture of Soho in the 1950s, socialising with the likes of artist Francis Bacon and photographer John Deakin. But he was also a ground-breaking investigative journalist, reshaping approaches to screen reportage with the many direct, dynamic independent television films he presented for Associated-Rediffusion in the late 1950s and early 1960s, finding widespread fame and acclaim along the way. In this pf two volumes, join the intrepid investigator - who paved the way for later programme-makers of the Louis Theroux school - as he takes a look at subjects ranging from Soho striptease, alien visitations and the Cavern Club in the afterglow of the Beatles, to witchcraft, the cult of celebrity and much, much more.
The Programmes:
- Out of Step: Witchcraft (1957)
- Out of Step: Other Worlds are Watching Us (1957)
- Keeping in Step: The Wedding (1958)
- Keeping in Step: Stock Exchange (1958)
- This Week: Soho Striptease (1958)
- People in Trouble: Mixed Marriages (1958)
- Success Story: Shelagh Delaney (1959)
- Success Story: Maurice Woodruff (1959)
- Success Story: Hank Janson (1959)
- Celebrity: Cliff Richard (1959)
- Farson's Guide to the British: Cats (1959)
- Beat City (1963)- Actors:
- Daniel Farson, Gerald Gardner, Iseult Richardson, Brinsley Le Poer Trench, Dorothy Macaskie, James Wentworth Day, Charles Macaskie, John Grigg, Helen, Olive Jackson, Mr. Jackson, Michael Savage, Cliff Richard, Toni Baker, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Les Chadwick, The Chants, Earl Preston and The T.T.s, Faron's Flamingos, Gerry And The Pacemakers
- Directors:
- Geoffrey Hughes, Rollo Gamble, John Rhodes, Charles Squires
- Writers:
- Elkan Allan, Stanley Craig, Daniel Farson
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Special Interest
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- Release Date:
- 16/02/2026
- Run Time:
- 215 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Audio Description
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Newly recorded audio commentaries on selected programmes by writer and publisher Mark Pilkington and the BFI's Vic Pratt, Milo Holmes, Chantelle Boyea, Dick Fiddy, Dr. Elinor Groom, Lisa Kerrigan and William Fowler
- 'Beat City' image gallery
