Face to Face (1959)
Face To Face is a BBC television series originally broadcast between 1959 and 1962, created and produced by Hugh Burnett, which ran for 35 episodes. The insightful and often probing style of the interviewer, former politician John Freeman, separated it from other programmes of the time. The series was revived in 1989 with Jeremy Isaacs as the interviewer. This version ran until 1998.
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Episode 1 - Frank Cousins
Release Date: 1961-10-15 -
Episode 2 - Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Release Date: 1961-10-29"It is never easy for one to accept the role of symbolism without going through constant moments of self examination." Martin Luther King discusses his childhood in a segregated America, and the challenges he still faces in the present.
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Episode 3 - Lord Hailsham
Release Date: 1961-11-12 -
Episode 4 - Jomo Kenyatta
Release Date: 1961-11-26Jomo Kenyatta discusses his release from prison, and whether there was more he could have done to prevent his incarceration. Also discussed is Kenyatta's vision for the future of Kenya.
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Episode 5 - Sir Compton Mackenzie
Release Date: 1962-01-07 -
Episode 6 - John Osborne
Release Date: 1962-01-21 -
Episode 7 - Roy Thomson
Release Date: 1962-02-04 -
Episode 8 - Cecil Beaton
Release Date: 1962-02-18 -
Episode 9 - Albert Finney
Release Date: 1962-03-04 -
Episode 10 - Danny Blanchflower
Release Date: 1962-03-18In the final edition of the programme, footballer Danny Blanchflower faces what he calls the "challenge" of appearing, and describes why he fled from the studio when he was the planned subject of "This Is Your Life".