#OTD 1955: Orson Welles spoke in praise of the modern wonder of the teleprompter. | BBC Archive
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#OTD 1955: Orson Welles spoke in praise of the modern wonder of the teleprompter. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1938: Orson Welles' infamous radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds was broadcast. Did it really cause widespread panic in America? Probably not - but it makes for a great story, as this 1955 clip attests. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1938: Orson Welles' infamous radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds was broadcast. Did it really cause widespread panic in America? Probably not - but it makes for a great story, as this 1955 clip attests. | BBC Archive
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#OTD 1955: Orson Welles had just had his passport renewed, a process which made him ponder upon policing, propriety and bureaucracy. | BBC Archive
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#OTD 1955: Orson Welles had just had his passport renewed, a process which made him ponder upon policing, propriety and bureaucracy. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1982: Arena: The Orson Welles Story was first broadcast. Here, the filmmaker expresses his dissatisfaction with the studio edit of The Magnificent Ambersons. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1982: Arena: The Orson Welles Story was first broadcast. Here, the filmmaker expresses his dissatisfaction with the studio edit of The Magnificent Ambersons. | BBC Archive
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Happy Birthday Orson Welles! (6th May 1915) The Hollywood polymath discusses the radicalism and joy of his production of Macbeth with the great Mercury Theatre in this clip. From : The Orson Welles Story (1982) Dirs : Alan Yentob & Leslie Megahey. | BBC Arena
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Happy Birthday Orson Welles! (6th May 1915) The Hollywood polymath discusses the radicalism and joy of his production of Macbeth with the great Mercury Theatre in this clip. From : The Orson Welles Story (1982) Dirs : Alan Yentob & Leslie Megahey. | BBC Arena
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Share a Viennese swirl with Harry Lime. Orson Welles stars in ‘The Third Man’, an excerpt from our documentary about the making of the classic film, screened on this day in 2005. From: Shadowing the Third Man (2004). Dir: Frederick Baker | BBC Arena
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Share a Viennese swirl with Harry Lime. Orson Welles stars in ‘The Third Man’, an excerpt from our documentary about the making of the classic film, screened on this day in 2005. From: Shadowing the Third Man (2004). Dir: Frederick Baker | BBC Arena
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Orson Welles died 30 years ago today in 1985 - watch a clip here from our 1982 film 'The Orson Welles Story (Part I)' directed by Leslie Megahey. An affectionate and sometimes hilarious interview illustrating his often tumultuous career as an actor director. The Arena Gazette also features Hiro Mikuriya's eloquent reflection on Orson Welles' career and Leslie Megahey's interview: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/arena | BBC Arena
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Orson Welles died 30 years ago today in 1985 - watch a clip here from our 1982 film 'The Orson Welles Story (Part I)' directed by Leslie Megahey. An affectionate and sometimes hilarious interview illustrating his often tumultuous career as an actor director. The Arena Gazette also features Hiro Mikuriya's eloquent reflection on Orson Welles' career and Leslie Megahey's interview: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/arena | BBC Arena
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#OnThisDay 1938: Orson Welles' infamous radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds was broadcast. Did it really cause widespread panic in America? Probably not - but it makes for a great story, as this 1955 clip attests. | BBC Archive
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#OrsonWelles died 32 years ago today. In this clip from our 1982 film, THE ORSON WELLES STORY, he discusses why, despite his great success, nobody wanted to see his magic tricks... (Directed by L. Megahey and A. Yentob) | BBC Arena
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#OnThisDay 1975: The highly successful arts and culture documentary series, Arena, was first broadcast. Over 600 episodes would be produced. Here’s a selection of acclaimed film directors (including Martin Scorsese, John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg and Orson Welles) talking about their craft, taken from a variety of episodes of the programme. | BBC Archive
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