Malcolm Arnold

[Rick C]

Sky Movie Classics, starting at 4 on Saturday morning!

In due course, I'll post up some photos of my cuttings from the then newspapers and magazines of David Copperfield-adverts including names of cinemas tragically now abolished. Very Dickensian 'Lost England' project?

[Nikonos]

I don't care what anyone says he was a true genius in his composing IMHO. Hobson's Choice is my personal favorite. If you ever get the chance to watch the 2 part South Bank Show about him do so. It was superb and made during his life. A word of warning though - there is footage of him towards the end of his life and it is quite chilling.

Yep, I archived that program and you are quite right about the last few minutes. Rather like Eric Fenby and Delius he had an amanuensis who looked after him in his last years (the name of whom escapes me). It is also available as a commercial DVD (Towards the Unknown Region). Arnold was a strange quixotic sort of character. An amazing output though - particularly for films... Also agree about Hobson's Choice - one of my all time favourites.