20th Century Greats (2004)
Howard Goodall examines the work of The Beatles, Cole Porter, Bernard Herrmann and Leonard Bernstein.
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Episodes
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1. Lennon/McCartney2004-11-27 · 48mJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney turned themselves into the most influential composers of the late twentieth century. Their music wasn’t just immensely popular. It also proved that t
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2. Cole Porter2004-12-04 · 48mCole Porter was the most gifted of a richly talented generation of composers who transformed popular music in the 1920s and 30s. It had started the century, for the most part, blan
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3. Bernard Herrmann2004-12-11 · 48mBernard Herrmann wrote some of the most famous film music of the twentieth century, from Citizen Kane to The Day The Earth Stood Still, Fahrenheit 451 to Taxi Driver. He is best kn
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4. Leonard Bernstein2004-12-18 · 48mLeonard Bernstein was the composer who, more than anyone else in the twentieth century, embodied the trend we now call ‘cross-over.’ A brilliant musician and conductor, he wrote in
Cast
Leonard BernsteinSelf (archive footage)
Howard GoodallPresenter
George HarrisonSelf (archive footage)
Bernard HerrmannSelf (archive footage)
John LennonSelf (archive footage)
Paul McCartneySelf (archive footage)
Cole PorterSelf (archive footage)
Ringo StarrSelf (archive footage)Images
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