The Orson Wells Thread for Christmas

mike65

The greatest underachiever of cinema (!) is subject to a season on BBC4 over Christmas starting this week So this the thread that can be used to keep abreast of what looks like a splendid treasure trove of goodies.

18th Friday
19:30
The Orson Welles Sketchbook
1/5. Series of talks by Orson Welles, illustrated by his own sketches.

22nd Tuesday Night
00:10 (actually Wednesday)
The Orson Welles Sketchbook
2/5. Series of talks by Orson Welles, illustrated by his own sketches.

24th Thursday
19.00
The Orson Welles Sketchbook
3/5. Series of talks by Orson Welles, illustrated by his own sketches.

25th Friday from 19.00
19:00
Citizen Kane
The story of newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane, told in a series of flashbacks.

21:00
Arena
The Orson Welles Story - Part 1
First of a two-part film profile of Orson Welles, which goes as far as Touch of Evil.

22:50
Journey into Fear
An American arms dealer goes on the run from the Gestapo during the Second World War.

26th Saturday
19.00
The Orson Welles Sketchbook
4/5. Series of talks by Orson Welles, illustrated by his own sketches.

19:15
The Third Man
Classic Graham Greene-Carol Reed thriller set in post-WW2 Vienna where American writer Joseph Cotten

27th Sunday
20:00 The Magnificent Ambersons
Period drama telling the story of a wilful son of the proud Amberson family who destroys his mother's hopes of marrying her first love - a recent widower. Refusing to move with the times, he not only causes his mother to suffer but also brings about his own financial ruin.

21:30pm
Orson Welles Over Europe
Profile of Orson Welles period of self-imposed exile in Europe afterr WW2.

23.00
Arena
Second of a two-part profile of Orson Welles, looking at films including The Trial, Chimes at Midnight The Immortal Story and F for Fake and discussing his many unfinished projects, including The Other Side of the Wind and Don Quixote.

23:55
The Stranger
Drama in which a federal agent is assigned to track down an escaped Nazi war criminal.

01:30
The Orson Welles Sketchbook
5/5 Series of talks by Orson Welles, illustrated by his own sketches.

deadhead13

I have seen the 3rd Man quite a few times, but I never got to see Citizen "the best movie ever" Kane. So I will be tuning in on the 25th.

Eirebear

No "A Touch of Evil"?

My favourite Welles film by far.

speedboatchase

The guy from Transformers: The Movie