Hugh Burnett
Director
Face to Face (1959)
Season 3
Face To Face is a BBC television series originally broadcast between 1959 and 1962, created and produced by Hugh Burnett, which ran for 35 episodes. The insightful and often probing style of the interviewer, former politician John Freeman, separated it from other programmes of the time. The series was revived in 1989 with Jeremy Isaacs as the interviewer. This version ran until 1998.
Released Feb. 4, 1959
Episode 35 min
None+
Genres: Talk Show
Keywords: tmdb.interview, imdb.body-part-in-title, imdb.three-word-title, imdb.repetition-in-title
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Frank Cousins
Oct. 15, 1961, midnight
S3E2 - Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"It is never easy for one to accept the role of symbolism without going through constant moments of self examination." Martin Luther King discusses his childhood in a segregated America, and the challenges he still faces in the present.
Oct. 29, 1961, midnight
S3E3 - Lord Hailsham
Nov. 12, 1961, midnight
S3E4 - Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta discusses his release from prison, and whether there was more he could have done to prevent his incarceration. Also discussed is Kenyatta's vision for the future of Kenya.
Nov. 26, 1961, midnight
S3E5 - Sir Compton Mackenzie
Jan. 7, 1962, midnight
S3E6 - John Osborne
Jan. 21, 1962, midnight
S3E7 - Roy Thomson
Feb. 4, 1962, midnight
S3E8 - Cecil Beaton
Feb. 18, 1962, midnight
S3E9 - Albert Finney
March 4, 1962, midnight
S3E10 - Danny Blanchflower
In the final edition of the programme, footballer Danny Blanchflower faces what he calls the "challenge" of appearing, and describes why he fled from the studio when he was the planned subject of "This Is Your Life".
March 18, 1962, midnight
BBC One
35 min/ep
35 min
Feb. 4, 1959
Nov. 6, 1995, midnight
Ended
NR
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