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From War of the Worlds to Citizen Kane
Simon Callow describes Orson Welles' journey to Hollywood in the late 1930s.
  1. From War of the Worlds to Citizen Kane
    01:45
    From War of the Worlds to Citizen Kane
  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. We hope you're sitting down
    00:43
    We hope you're sitting down
  10. Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
    02:49
    Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
  11. Marin Alsop on her speech at the Last Night of the Proms
    03:10
    Marin Alsop on her speech at the Last Night of the Proms
  12. Asking are you in or out
    00:43
    Asking are you in or out
  13. Marin Alsop on leading the BBC Proms virtual orchestra
    01:42
    Marin Alsop on leading the BBC Proms virtual orchestra
  14. Michelle Fisher: Picture the vast unknown
    02:59
    Michelle Fisher: Picture the vast unknown
  15. Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
    02:49
    Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
  16. Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
    05:05
    Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
  17. Keeping it together onstage
    00:46
    Keeping it together onstage
  18. "Everyone has a lot of lanyards on"
    00:39
    "Everyone has a lot of lanyards on"
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