Orson Welles' Sketch Book
Orson Welles' Sketch Book is a series of six short television commentaries by Orson Welles for the BBC in 1955. Written and directed by Welles, the 15-minute episodes…
Talk • Series • 1955 • 1 season
Starring: Orson Welles
Created by: Orson Welles
S1 E1 - The Early Days
Welles discusses a timely earthquake, first-night audiences at the Gate Theatre in Dublin, and how he came to be an actor.
Apr 24, 1955 • 15m
S1 E2 - Critics
Welles talks about a Boston performance of Five Kings, the consequences of Percy Hammond's negative review of the Voodoo Macbeth, and a curse placed on the film It's All True.
May 8, 1955 • 15m
S1 E3 - The Police
Welles relates the story of Isaac Woodard, a decorated black World War II veteran who was blinded in a brutal 1946 beating by South Carolina police.
May 22, 1955 • 15m
S1 E4 - Houdini/John Barrymore/Voodoo Story/The People I Missed
Prompts used by actors and others; remembering Harry Houdini; observations on gender differences in the appreciation of magic tricks; John Barrymore.
Jun 5, 1955 • 15m
S1 E5 - The War Of The Worlds
The famous 1938 Mercury Theatre broadcast mistaken by many listeners for a real Martian invasion, and the consequent skepticism during the presentation of Norman Corwin's Between Americans on December 7, 1941; and the opening night of the Mercury stage flop, Danton's Death.
Jun 19, 1955 • 15m
S1 E6 - Bullfighting
Welles tells the true story of Bonito the bull. Robert Flaherty's story was partially filmed in 1942 for Welles's unfinished film, It's All True.
Jul 3, 1955 • 15m
S1 E7 - Postscript
May 7, 1955 • 15m
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About This Show
Orson Welles' Sketch Book
Orson Welles' Sketch Book is a series of six short television commentaries by Orson Welles for the BBC in 1955. Written and directed by Welles, the 15-minute episodes present the filmmaker's commentaries on a range of subjects. Welles frequently draws from his own experiences and often illustrates the episodes with his own sketches.
Talk • TV Series • 1955
Details
- Genre
- Talk
- First aired
- Apr 24, 1955
- Last aired
- Jul 3, 1955
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 7
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Score
- 7.3 out of 10 from 3 votes
- Writers
- Orson Welles