A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli (1965 programme; 1992 repeat)

From the 1992 BBC broadcast An Evening with Alan Bennett a repeat showing of the 1965 BBC Monitor programme A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli, (which begins at 6:45), plus preceeding it, short extracts from the 1968 John Drummond tribute to Kathleen Ferrier. Directed by Melvyn Bragg in 1965, this portrait of the man who built up Manchesters Hallé Orchestra into one of the finest in the World assesses his incredible music achievement and reveals a person who is both witty and forthright. Broadcast: BBC 2, 5 July 1992.