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World Service,11 Aug 1981,29 mins

Cecil B. DeMille – a Director of Epic Proportions

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Director of Hollywood epics, Cecil B.DeMille is celebrated on the 100th anniversary of his birth. An exhibition of works by French artist Fernand Léger (1881-1955) at the Riverside Studios, London, includes a recreation of an exhibition the artist held in the mid-1930s. Writer V.S. Pritchett talks about how he selected the contents of the Oxford Book of Short Stories. More highlights from the London International Theatre Festival, including a leather and striptease version of Faust from Cologne. Presenter: Jim Hiley.

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