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A Touch of Glory
In celebration of 100 years of Welsh Rugby Football, Burton talks about a sport that he loved and excelled at in his youth.
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| Ref: BBC WAC Tx 31.10.80 |
| Country: UK |
The Fall Guy
Burton makes a cameo performance in this classic 1980s prime time television show.
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| Country: USA |
Reputations
Burton is the focus of an episode of this series that places well-known reputations under the spotlight. John Osborne, Sir Ralph Richardson and Jonathan Miller add insight.
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| Ref: BBC WAC Tx 27.07.82 |
| Country: UK |
Gala Performance
Burton introduces the Welsh National Opera before it performs opera extracts in the presence of Princess Diana.
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| Ref: BBC WAC Tx 29.10.82 |
| Country: UK |
Omnibus
This programme, under the subtitle, Brits on Broadway, reports on the success of British theatre in the USA. Amongst others, it includes, amongst others, interviews with Burton, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn and David Hare.
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| Ref: BBC WAC Tx 07.11.82 |
| Country: UK |
Wagner
This huge nine-hour biographical panorama of the life and times of Wagner includes an impressive cast. Burton plays Wagner, Vanessa Redgrave as Cosima von Bulow, John Gielgud as Pfistermeister, Ralph Richardson as Pfordten, and Laurence Olivier as Pfeufer. Filming took place over seven months, in Switzerland, Bavaria, Venice, Sienna and Hungary.
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Alice in Wonderland
Kate Burton stars in the leading role in this adaptation of Eva LeGallienne’s stage production with her father playing the White Knight
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Burton: A portrait of a Superstar
This film profile includes interviews with Burton, his great friend Robert Hardy and his mentor Philip Burton.
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| Ref: BBC WAC Tx 23.02.83 |
| Country: UK |
Ellis Island
A television mini-series charting the fortunes of immigrants entering the USA at the beginning of the twentieth century. Burton is Phipps Ogden, a wealthy US Senator. Kate Burton, his daughter, stars as Ogden’s daughter. This was Burton’s last role and the series was shown on television after his death.
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