Joan Bakewell

Joan Bakewell

Nacimiento : 1933-04-16, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK

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Joan Dawson Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell, DBE, HonFBA, is an English journalist, television presenter and Labour Party peer. Baroness Bakewell is President of Birkbeck, University of London; she is also an author and playwright, and has been awarded Humanist of the year for services to humanism.

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Joan Bakewell

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The Queen: 70 Glorious Years
Self
Marking 70 years since the Queen ascended the throne, Britain’s best-loved stars share memories of the changes they have lived through during her reign.
Postcards from the 48%
This is a film made by the some of the 48% who voted Remain. The film is of the 48% and for the 48%. It is their story, feelings and reasons for remain, made totally from their perspective.
Meeting Jim
Self
Meeting Jim is a feature length documentary about a journey back to the lifetime of Jim Haynes, an extraordinary 83-year-old man who grabbed with heart and soul the spirit of the 60s and continued to carry it throughout his life.
Vive la Revolution! Joan Bakewell on May '68
Presenter
In 1968 Joan Bakewell was one of the few female TV presenters, fronting the BBC's Late Night Line-Up and addressing daily the most pressing issues of the time. In this film she looks back at the events that led to what for many became the defining event of that extraordinarily turbulent year - the protests in France in May. While the rest of the world was in turmoil, with the Vietnam War causing increasing dissent, the Civil Rights movement growing in intensity and young people finding new ways of expressing themselves, as 1968 began it seemed to France's president, General de Gaulle, that his country was immune to the kind of protest sweeping the rest of the world.
Attenborough the Controller
Self
A completely fantastic programme, charting the time of our favorite presenter at the head of the then struggling and controversial BBC2. Packed chock full of interviews, clips and reminiscences both old and new, including the very tasty Joan Bakewell of the 60s. Sir David Attenborough's reign as controller of BBC TWO, from 1965 to 1973, is still thought of as the golden age of television. He was responsible for a number of programme strands that were, and many argue still remain, the high point of public service broadcasting. Match of the Day and Pot Black sat alongside comedy such as The Likely Lads and Not Only But Also. Horizon, Man Alive, One Pair of Eyes, Masterclass, The Forsyte Saga and The Money Programme set the standard for years to come. Sir Attenborough also commissioned series on a grand scale: Kenneth Clark's Civilisation and Jacob Bronowski's Ascent of Man remain two of the great creations of television.
Iris
BBC Presenter
Gran Bretaña. Durante los 40 años que duró el apasionado e inspirador matrimonio entre Iris Murdoch y John Bayley, el concepto de amor conyugal alcanzó su más alto y completo significado. Juntos pasaron la vida fundiendo sus personalidades, carreras y aspiraciones. El suyo fue uno de los grandes amores literarios del siglo, pero también fue la prueba de que el amor puede superar los tragos más amargos e inesperados de la vida. Frecuentemente descrita como "la mujer más brillante de Inglaterra", la escritora Iris Murdoch fue una figura fundamental y un icono para su generación. Desde sus días como alumna de Oxford, donde cautivó a todo el mundo con su abierto talante, casi libertino, pasando por su carrera como filósofa y novelista, Iris fue una adelantada a su tiempo.
Blore M.P.
Joan Bakewell
Derek Blore, MP, enjoys both a happy successful political career and a sideline in the suburbs. When his two political lives become confused, with an added Russian complication, he finds a national scandal engulfing him.
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Herself, questioner
British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Judi Dench and Dawn French in this 1988 special. Watch her crack jokes, play the piano and answer light-hearted questions.
The Brontë Business
Herself - Presenter
Joan Bakewell visits Haworth in Yorkshire, home of the Brontës, to see the setting in which the novelists worked.
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Herself
El joven australiano, Barry McKenzie, viaja a Inglaterra con su tía Edna después de que su padre muere y se revela una petición en su testamento.
The Touchables
Interviewer
British rock star with a love-'em-and-leave-'em reputation. The tables are turned when four cute young girls kidnap the singer. After several days of sex and degradation, the poor fellow is rescued by his friends.