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#1Omnibus

Drama Series - 1967, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role

7.2 / 10
Documentary

Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.

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#2Legends

Drama Series - 2006, 16 episodes • as Self

5.0 / 10
Documentary

The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.

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#3Countdown

Drama Series - 1982, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role

6.0 / 10
Reality

The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.

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#4The Story of Musicals

Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

A three-part series exploring how the British musical became a driving force behind musical theatre around the world — a tale of shows, daring, rivalries, talent and fortunes are set in just a single square mile.

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#5The Sound of 007

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Self

7.3 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

Pull back the curtain on the remarkable history of six decades of James Bond music, from Sean Connery’s Dr No through to Daniel Craig’s final outing in No Time to Die.

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#6Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • as Self - Lyricist, "Tell Me on a Sunday"

5.6 / 10
Documentary

This made-for-television documentary tells the story of the creation of the world's most successful musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera.

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#7Matt Monro: The Man with the Golden Voice

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Himself

8.8 / 10

Documentary telling the story of Matt Monro, the young Londoner who became one of the world's most popular ballad singers.

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#8Diamonds are Forever: The Don Black Songbook

Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

A look at Don Black and the collection of popular songs he's written in his career.

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