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From War of the Worlds to Citizen Kane
Simon Callow describes Orson Welles' journey to Hollywood in the late 1930s.
  1. From War of the Worlds to Citizen Kane
    01:45
    From War of the Worlds to Citizen Kane
  2. Squashing Words
    05:58
    Squashing Words
  3. Books I’ve Written
    02:35
    Books I’ve Written
  4. Making a Leopard Monster
    04:35
    Making a Leopard Monster
  5. Superpowers
    08:09
    Superpowers
  6. Steve’s Monsters
    02:19
    Steve’s Monsters
  7. Making a Monster
    08:35
    Making a Monster
  8. Alien Stink Song
    05:04
    Alien Stink Song
  9. Tommy Sandhu gets hyped
    02:03
    Tommy Sandhu gets hyped
  10. The keyboard with a mind of its own
    02:45
    The keyboard with a mind of its own
  11. "A triumph and a reason to carry on"
    00:25
    "A triumph and a reason to carry on"
  12. Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
    02:49
    Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
  13. Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
    02:34
    Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
  14. "Socks that agreed with him"
    00:15
    "Socks that agreed with him"
  15. "I couldn't have loved that family anymore"
    01:24
    "I couldn't have loved that family anymore"
  16. Sage Francis - Hopeless
    02:59
    Sage Francis - Hopeless
  17. How it feels to get flyered for your own show
    01:07
    How it feels to get flyered for your own show
  18. Where are the Edinburgh class of 96 now?
    02:29
    Where are the Edinburgh class of 96 now?
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