Dennis Marks (1948-2015) was a writer, broadcaster and film maker who spent many years in television, the performing arts and journalism. He was also a persistent traveller with an interest in the culture and history of lands as diverse as Eastern Europe, Russia, West Africa and Central America.
Over the years he was a BBC television executive, the general director of English National Opera and with friends and colleagues he founded two independent production companies. He made six films with Michael Frayn, three major radio series, and wrote two books, on Joseph Roth and an introduction to Opera.
On this channel, dedicated to his work, you will find a selection of his films and radio programmes. Some of the series, such as 'All the Russias', include films by his colleagues, who have kindly given their agreement for their presentation here.
If you would like any further information about Dennis Marks, please contact dennismarksmusic@gmail.com
Wunderbar. This is gorgeous , preposterous and thought provoking .All the qualities that Vienna comprises, nourishes and exemplifies and yet also contradicts. A beautiful and erudite documentary that seeks to inform and encourage further enquiry rather than to shock or belittle.
Charming. I realised afterwards that the private clinic where I had a scan was where it was sited. I did wonder what used to be there in the past anyway because it’s almost small back roads and rounding a corner a small hospital.
The range and subtlety of this puts modern documentaries to shame. You have to work to keep up. So much better than the current “Join me on my exciting quest to…” blah blah blah. “The Shock of the New” is also great and of the same era.
Mravinsky is my favorite conductor, his videos inspire me more than anything else. Is there somewhere that I could purchase DVDs of his conducting? I am not sure where to look.
The legendary Nana Kwame Ampadu and Agya Koo Nimo. Nana has gone to be with the Lord last year, but Koo Nimo is still alive. Thank you for keep these Ghanaian legends alive.
Didn't take me long to scroll down and find a idiotic racist. Immigration? Do you want to send the foreign doctors and nurses back and then watch the NHS collapse? So, it's ok for Brits to immigrate ?
The wildness and beauty of the inhospitable australian outbacks always interested me. This old charm rail video proved quite informative more about it's history. Many a time before the name GHAN railway in Australia had me thinking about it's peculiarity but never aroused in me the need to check the mystery behind its origin, and here in this wonderful doc i learnt about the GHAN history 😆.
You talk about prostitución, look into your victoria era, you are very ignorant, you never not Page of Mr. Freud. The only thing for me to do is vomiting.
Great conductor. Soviet? Yeah but in the elite. Anyway he was great human being, not politically involved like Gergiev, Obraztsova, Nesterenko and Temirkanov
Музыка выбирает Сосуды необыкновенной Красоты и Высоты откуда Музыка Волшебным образом проливается и преобразует и питает жизнью. Только энергия Жизни даруется , а инструментами являются избранные. Мравинский одарил не только звуком , но и грацией благодарю всех, кто через него материализовал драгоценный щедрый дар растущим и учащимся любить безусловно. Благодарю за видео
