Muriel Spark - The ELUSIVE SPARK BBC Ex-S & BBC Bookmark Film

Dame Muriel Spark was brought up to believe she was a poet and a dreamer. A writer of international renown, and the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, she rarely gave interviews or allowed glimpses into her private life. After much consultation she was persuaded to be interviewed in her Italian home by her fellow writer and biographer Alan Taylor. With extracts from: Curriculum Vitae The Girls of Slender Means Emily Bronte, Her Life and Work Loitering With Intent The Seraph and the Zambezi The Comforters Memento Mori The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie The Drivers Seat The Portobello Road Contributors: Professor David Lodge, Novelist and Critic Dr Ruth Whittaker, Critic Frances Cowell, School Friend Doris Lessing, Novelist Neville Braybrooke, Writer and Friend Written and Narrated by Alan Taylor Readings: Tamara Kennedy, John Murtagh Rostrum Camera: Malcolm Paris Film Camera: Garry Morrison, Tony Cowan Camera Assistants: Chris Burns, Gordon Gronbach Sound Recordist: Mike Thomas Production Manager: Joan Raba Researcher (Italy): Regina Sansalone Assistant Producer: Mark Downie On-Line Editor: Chris Mason Dubbing Mixers: Bronek Korda, Derek Livesey Film Editor: Jan Leman Producer: May Miller Director: Eleanor Yule Bookmark Series Editor: Roland Keating BBC MCMXCVI For more information please visit: https://www.theguardian.com/books/201... https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/bo... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Appointment-... More titles coming soon - PLEASE remember to subscribe!