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Tony Williams recognised that passion makes for compelling human interest whatever the subject and came up with the idea of a “pub battle” where three people from very different fields, but united by a common dedication to their respective callings, would be brought together to debate their obsessions. The subjects — choirmaster Maxwell Fernie, astronomer Peter (The Night Sky) Read, and sports journalist Terry ‘TP’ McLean — are also filmed separately at work; shots of Fernie working with his choir are particularly notable in the scrum of sport, art and science.
We had the opportunity to make a half hour film for the Survey series but the deadline was nearly up and I hadn’t come up with any ideas. I watched TV one night, and saw Peter Read, an amateur astronomer talking about the stars ...
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Television, 2010 (Full Length Episode)
More discussion about rugby
Television, 1973 (Full Length Episode)
Peter Read presenting The Night Sky
Television, 1965 (Full Length Episode)
Peter Read presenting The Night Sky
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