Rent Daniel Farson's Guide to Britain: Vol.2 (1964)
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3h 41min
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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 groundbreaking investigative journalist, reshaping approaches to screen reportage with the many dynamic television films he presented for Associated-Rediffusion in the late 1950s and early 1960s, finding widespread fame and acclaim along the way. In this second volume of his work, Farson - who paved the way for programme-makers of the Louis Theroux school - turns his attention to nudist camps, faith healing, children's parties and the beatniks and Teddy boys of Brighton's Whisky a Go Go, and meets TV chef Fanny Cradock, actress Shirley Anne Field and songstress supreme Shirley Bassey.
The Programmes:
- Out of Step: Nudism (1957)
- Out of Step: Tune In to Nature's Radio (1957)
- Out of Step: One Man Against the World (1958)
- Out of Step: The Seventh Day (1958)
- Keeping in Step: Children's Parties (1958)
- Keeping in Step: This England (1958)
- People in Trouble: Sex Education (1958)
- eople in Trouble: Unmarried Mothers (1958)
- This Week: Teenage Girls (Fragment) (1958)
- Success Story: The Cradocks (1959)
- Success Story: Harry Edwards (1959)
- Success Story: Lady Lewisham (1959)
- Pursuit of Happiness: Rags to Glamour (1960)
- Something to Say: Shirley Bassey (1964)
- Living for Kicks (1960)- Actors:
- Daniel Farson, Royston Ellis, Duffy Power, Adam Faith, June Morrow, Cliff Richard, James Wentworth Day, Gerald Gardner, Charles Macaskie, Dorothy Macaskie, Iseult Richardson, Tina Noble, John Grigg, Mr. Jackson, Olive Jackson, Helen, Michael Savage, Shirley Bassey, Mark Pilkington, Jenny Hammerton
- Directors:
- Rollo Gamble
- Producers:
- Various
- Narrated By:
- Daniel Farson
- Writers:
- Daniel Farson, Stanley Craig, Geoffrey Golden, Elkan Allan, Nichola Sterne
- Aka:
- Living for Kicks
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Special Interest
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- Release Date:
- 14/09/2026
- Run Time:
- 221 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, writer Jenny Hammerton and the BFI's Vic Pratt, Milo Holmes, Chantelle Boyea, Dr Elinor Groom, Dr Josephine Botting, Lisa Kerrigan and William Fowler
