Time for our regular round-up of tele events at the BFI. January has a bumper collection to pick from - prepare to bankrupt yourself:
- 11th/15th: Peckinpah on TV: episodes of Route 66 and Noon Wine directed by Sam Peckinpah
- 16th: Being Human episode one preview + Q&A with Russell Tovey, Toby Whitehouse and Matt Bouch. Woo hoo!
- 21st: The League of Gentlemen: Ten Years After - features three episodes of the series and the League themselves in conversation
- 25th: A CITV workshop, followed by screenings of episodes, including a new episode of Horrid Henry
There's also a David Hare season dedicated to the playwright:
- 1st/23rd: Play for Today: Brassneck. The first surviving Hare TV play. Also includes a Late Show Face to Face with Hare
- 6th/25th: Knuckle. Adaptation for British TV of his stage play
- 11th/29th: The Absence of War: the third of Hare's theatre trilogy looking at British institutions
- 13th: The Guardian interview with David Hare. Preceded by two Play for Today episodes: Licking Hitler and Dreams of Living
- 17th/21st: Heading Home
- 25th/27th: The Designated Mourner. A Wallace Shawn play directed by Hare for the BBC Films
Members' priority postal booking opens 24 November
Members' online and phone booking opens 1 December
Public booking opens 5 December
Although I don't normally mention the film side of things, it's worth noting there's also a David Fincher season showing Alien3, Se7en, The Game, Fight Club, Panic Room and Zodiac. And February is going to feature a Live TV drama season - although it won't be live now, of course.
As always, visit the BFI web site for more details
Related entries
- November 25, 2008: Quentin Crisp tribute evening
There will be a mini preview on An Englishman in New York in December
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