Description
The first ever Blu-ray/DVD release for these ground-breaking films from a pioneering TV investigative reporter.
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.
This three disc dual format set, running to over three hours - the first of two releases showcasing his most innovative, important, eccentric, odd and outstanding work – reframes a carefully-curated chunk of Farson’s now little-seen output. His eclectic talent is reflected in an abundant array of hugely enjoyable, fascinating films on all manner of matters topical to a post-war Britain undergoing complex, seismic social change.
Join this vanguard intrepid investigator – paving the way for later programme-makers of the Louis Theroux school – as he twinkles a curious eye and lends a wry tongue to a glorious gamut of then-contemporary hot-potatoes: 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 Films
- Out of Step: Witchcraft (1957, 14 mins)
- Out of Step: Other Worlds are Watching Us (1957, 14 mins)
- Keeping in Step: The Wedding (1958, 14 mins)
- Keeping in Step: Stock Exchange (1958, 14 mins)
- This Week: Soho Striptease (1958, 7 mins)
- This Week: Robert Graves (1963, 20 mins)*
- People in Trouble: Mixed Marriages (1958, 13 mins)
- Success Story: Shelagh Delaney (1959, 14 mins)
- Success Story: Maurice Woodruff (1959,14 mins)
- Success Story: Hank Janson (1959, 14 mins)
- Pursuit of Happiness: People Apart (1960, 14 mins)
- Celebrity: Cliff Richard (1959, 16 mins)
- Farson's Guide to the British: Cats (1959, 14 mins)
- Beat City (1963, 39 mins)
Product details
| SKU | 5035673015599 |
| Blu-Ray Region | B |
| Certificate | 15 |
| DVD Region | 2 |
| Format | DVD, Blu-ray |
| Brand / Publisher | BFI |
| Catalogue Number | BFIB1559 |
| Countries | UK |
| Director | Daniel Farson |
| Language(s) | English |
| Product contents | 3 discs |
| Running time | 215 mins total |
| Year | 1957 - 1963 |
| Subtitles | English subtitles for the deaf and partial hearing |
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