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A disastrous opening night
Simon Callow describes the premiere of Orson Welles' play 'Moby Dick - Rehearsed' in 1955.
  1. A disastrous opening night
    04:16
    A disastrous opening night
  2. Reading
    04:11
    Reading
  3. Childhood
    05:49
    Childhood
  4. Writing Books for her Daughter
    04:53
    Writing Books for her Daughter
  5. Scarlet Umbrella
    04:17
    Scarlet Umbrella
  6. The Characters
    04:10
    The Characters
  7. Playing Instruments
    03:50
    Playing Instruments
  8. Q&A
    03:47
    Q&A
  9. Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
    02:57
    Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
  10. "Music can change your hair"
    01:07
    "Music can change your hair"
  11. "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
    01:31
    "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
  12. Glasgow Girls: It's No a Wean's Choice
    04:26
    Glasgow Girls: It's No a Wean's Choice
  13. The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh festivals
    00:28
    The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh festivals
  14. Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
    02:34
    Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
  15. What to do (and not do) at the Edinburgh Fringe
    02:04
    What to do (and not do) at the Edinburgh Fringe
  16. Keeping it together onstage
    00:46
    Keeping it together onstage
  17. Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
    02:40
    Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
  18. The keyboard with a mind of its own
    02:45
    The keyboard with a mind of its own
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