Tony Palmer Movies

Tony Palmer examines the life and legacy of the German composer, Carl Orff.

This autobiographical film about the most important and influential composer of the 20th century includes documents, photographs and film never seen...

Interviews, footage and photos profile violinist Yehudi Menuhin as prodigy, musician, husband, father and teacher.

Irish Tour '74 is a film which captures the artist, his music, the period and the place with perfection. Filmed in January 1974 at Belfast Ulster...

A documentary portrait of composer Malcolm Arnold. Broadcast in two parts on The South Bank Show but premiered in its entirety at the Royal Festival...

In 1976 the pianist, entertainer and one of the biggest stars of the day, published a coffee table book about his collection of homes, jewellery and...

Keep on Burning tells the fascinating story of the world's most enduring underground music movement: Northern Soul. Featuring key DJ's, journalists...

The great composer of The Planets, Gustav Holst also taught himself Sanskrit, lived in a street of brothels in Algiers, cycled into the Sahara...

The life of composer, conductor, pianist and Oscar-winner Andre Previn, filmed during a year which culminated in the world premiere of his first...

A biographical look at the career of the acclaimed Margot Fonteyn. As a little girl called Peggy Hookham growing up in Shanghai, she told her mother...

Director Tony Palmer exposes the harsh underbelly of the famed Miss World beauty contest, going beneath the glamour to reveal a hotbed of bullying,...

A collection of unedited interviews with Vangelis recorded for the film Vangelis and The Journey To Ithaca in September 2008, which was subsequently...

Narrated by cinema legend Franco Zeffirelli, this intimate made-for-television documentary traces the life and times of the mercurial Maria Callas,...

Documentary about Butlins

A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.

A behind-the-scenes look at the Aldeburgh Festival and the opening by The Queen of the new concert hall at Snape.

Tony Palmer’s study of the German composer Paul Hindemith.

There's no doubt that Richard Wagner who built it was the most influential composer in the whole of the 19th Century. But his family has survived a...

A celebratory look at the life of football legend Bobby Moore.

Explores the life and career of American soprano Renée Fleming. Share an intimate visit with Renée behind the scenes, at home and on...