on BBC Radio 4 later today on the programme called The Archive Hour. It's on at 8pm British time. If you miss the live version here you can listen again for 7 days here
Alan Parker offers a personal impression of David Lean on the centenary of the director's birth. Lean's screen credits range from Brief Encounter to A Passage to India. Directors Hugh Hudson and Mike Figgis join Alan to unravel a career spanning five decades. Archive interviews highlight the life and work of this dedicated disciplinarian whose eye for visual perfection often meant his actors didn't feel part of the picture.
Alan Parker offers a personal impression of David Lean on the centenary of the director's birth. Lean's screen credits range from Brief Encounter to A Passage to India. Directors Hugh Hudson and Mike Figgis join Alan to unravel a career spanning five decades. Archive interviews highlight the life and work of this dedicated disciplinarian whose eye for visual perfection often meant his actors didn't feel part of the picture.