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French film director, Jean Renoir is quizzed about his life and career by a panel of two.

* Dilys Powell - film critic
* Andrew Forge - painter and critic

Jean reveals the problems of having a famous father - artist Auguste Renoir - and his motivation for making films.

Launched in 1952, Frankly Speaking was a novel, ground breaking 麻豆社 series. Unrehearsed and unscripted, the traditional interviewee/interviewer pairing was initially jettisoned for three interviewers - later two - firing direct questions. Early critics demanded it was axed, but the format won out and eventually won over detractors.

Only 40 or so of the original 100 programmes survive.

First broadcast on the 麻豆社 Home Service in June 1962.