The Making of Culloden
11:10 pm - 11:40 pm, Tuesday, January 6 on BBC Four HD (106)
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About this Broadcast
The cast and crew of acclaimed 1964 fact-based drama Culloden discuss the making of the film. Director Peter Watkins reveals how his career was brought to an end when follow-up film The War Game was banned, and shares his thoughts on the state of British television. Introduced by Kirsty Wark
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16x9
Documentary
News/Current Affairs
Cast & Crew
Kirsty Wark
(Presenter)
Peter Watkins
(Contributor)
May Miller
(Producer)
Steven Grandison
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Kirsty Wark
(Presenter)
Born:
February 03, 1955
in
Dumfries
Best Known For:
Presenting Newsnight.
Early-life:
Kirsteen Anne Wark was born in Dumfries on February 3, 1955 to Jimmy Wark, a solicitor, and Roberta Wark, a schoolteacher. After studying history at the University of Edinburgh, Kirsty joined the BBC in 1976 as a graduate researcher for BBC Radio Scotland. She made the switch to TV in 1982 when she began producing BBC Scotland's political programme Agenda and current affairs show Current Account.
Career:
Wark moved in front of the camera to present Seven Days and Left, Right and Centre for BBC Scotland. Presenter roles followed on Breakfast Time, The Late Show and One Foot in the Past. Since 1993, she has been one of the main presenters of Newsnight. Wark has also hosted The Book Quiz, A Question of Genius, and A Question of Taste. In 2011, she reached the final of Celebrity MasterChef, losing out to eventual winner Phil Vickery.
Quote:
"I'd say that my work requires no cynicism, but a lot of scepticism."
Trivia:
In 1990, Wark set up the production company Wark-Clements with her husband, producer Alan Clements. In 2004, it merged with Ideal World to form IWC Media. A year later, it became part of RDF Media.
Peter Watkins
(Contributor)
May Miller
(Producer)
Steven Grandison
(Director)
