JOHN NETTLES APPLAUDS
ITV1 WEST - JULY/AUGUST 2008
THURSDAY, 31ST JULY 19:30 - 20:00
Anger & Retribution
John Nettles examines how actors
convince their audience that the pretence is real.
This edition features a Bristolian
who ran away to the seaside, an unusual theatre company from Devon,
and an entertainer who tells stories silently.
THURSDAY, 7TH AUGUST 19.30 - 20:00
Fear & Sorrow
John Nettles goes to a theatre
school in Bristol and an animation studio in deepest Devon, and meets
some of Britain's best-loved actors, who talk about their craft. From
the archives, there is an interview with the late, great Spike
Milligan, who discusses his cartoon brain and delivers some anecdotes
from his life as a Goon.
THURSDAY, 14TH AUGUST 19:30 - 20:00
Greed & Power
At a village hall theatre, the
presenter meets a remarkably small cast. He also visits Gidleigh Park
on Dartmoor for an encounter with a celebrity chef and appears as a
guest on a radio talk show in Somerset where he takes in the making
of a play by a group of young hopefuls.
THURSDAY, 21ST AUGUST 19:30 - 20:00
Love, Lust & Desire
The presenter investigates lust
and desire in artistic performances. Singer Ralph McTell illustrates
his life and career through song and stories and actor Stephanie Cole
talks about her character's unlikely seduction by a young
house-painter in Doc Martin.
THURSDAY, 28TH AUGUST 19.30 - 20:00
John Nettles takes a look at the importance of dance
in the life of an actor. Plus, he meets two musicians who compose
theme music, and witnesses a boozy get-together with the Sidmouth
Mummers, who perform an unusual party piece which includes Prince
George, King James, Horatio Nelson and Father Christmas.
THURSDAY, 4TH SEPTEMBER 19:30
- 20:00
In the last episode of the series,
John Nettles meets a man known as Professor Paradox and a pantomime
dame who performed with him in Plymouth. Plus, more from mime artist
Les Bubb, and a look at two very different offerings from the world
of animation