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The Lively Arts (1969– )
TV Series | Documentary

Documentary series taking a serious and wide-ranging look at the arts, encompassing intellectual subject matter and popular culture.
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Updated May 31, 1969

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405 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Robin Ray
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
37
Melvyn Bragg
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
12
Richard Baker
Self - Presenter / Self - Interviewer Self - Presenter / Self - Interviewer   See fewer
6
André Previn
Self / Self - Conductor / Self - Presenter Self / Self - Conductor / Self - Presenter   See fewer
6
Humphrey Burton
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
4
4
Benjamin Luxon
Self / Elijah Self / Elijah   See fewer
3
3
Kenneth Clark
Self / Self - Interviewee / Self - Narrator Self / Self - Interviewee / Self - Narrator   See fewer
3
Lyndon Brook
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
3
Michel Beroff
Self - Piano Self - Piano   See fewer
3
Spike Milligan
Self / Self - Presenter Self / Self - Presenter   See fewer
2
Isaac Stern
Self / Self - Presenter Self / Self - Presenter   See fewer
2
James Loughran
Self / Self - Presenter Self / Self - Presenter   See fewer
2
2
Owain Arwel Hughes
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
2
Raymond Leppard
Self / Self - Presenter Self / Self - Presenter   See fewer
2
2
Robin Leggate
Malcolm / Self - Tenor Malcolm / Self - Tenor   See fewer
2
Michael Aldridge
Holzapfel / Self - Narrator Holzapfel / Self - Narrator   See fewer
2
2
Karen Kain
Self / Swanilda Self / Swanilda   See fewer
2
2
2
April Cantelo
Berthe - singing / Self - Soprano Berthe - singing / Self - Soprano   See fewer
2
Kyung-Wha Chung
Self / Self - Violin Self / Self - Violin   See fewer
2
2
2
Hermann Prey
Baritone / Figaro Baritone / Figaro   See fewer
2
Billie Whitelaw
Emma Hardy Emma Hardy   See fewer
2
Millicent Martin
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
2
Julia McKenzie
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
2
David Kernan
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
2
London Sinfonietta
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
2
Patricia Parker
Contralto / Self - mezzo-soprano Contralto / Self - mezzo-soprano   See fewer
2
Alfred Burke
The words of Schoenberg spoken by The words of Schoenberg spoken by   See fewer
2
Leonard Bernstein
Self / Self - Conductor Self / Self - Conductor   See fewer
2
Alexander Goehr
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
2
Gerald English
Self / Self - Speaker Self / Self - Speaker   See fewer
2
2
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
2
John Ringham
Hüttenbrenner / Self - in discussion Hüttenbrenner / Self - in discussion   See fewer
2
Michael Smee
Narrator / Self - Narrator Narrator / Self - Narrator   See fewer
2
1
Ian Hogg
Arnold Rubek / Brand / Halvard Solness / Henrik Ibsen / John Gabriel Borkman Arnold Rubek / Brand / Halvard Solness / Henrik Ibsen / John Gabriel Borkman   See fewer
1
1
Wiener Philharmoniker
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Norman Bailey
Macbeth Macbeth   See fewer
1
1
1
Sidney Nolan
Self - Subject Self - Subject   See fewer
1
Plácido Domingo
Canio / Turiddu Canio / Turiddu   See fewer
1
Geraint Evans
Bottom Bottom   See fewer
1
Annette Crosbie
Aline Solness / Gunhild Borkman / Irene / Suzannah Ibsen Aline Solness / Gunhild Borkman / Irene / Suzannah Ibsen   See fewer
1
Patricia Johnson
Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth   See fewer
1
Pauline Tinsley
Santuzza Santuzza   See fewer
1
Janet Maw
Hilde Wangel / Rosa Fitinghoff Hilde Wangel / Rosa Fitinghoff   See fewer
1
1
Heather Begg
Mamma Lucia Mamma Lucia   See fewer
1
Ingrid Hafner
Gina Ekdal / Woman in green Gina Ekdal / Woman in green   See fewer
1
Neil Shicoff
Macduff Macduff   See fewer
1
1
1
Paul Shelley
Einar / Gregers Werle Einar / Gregers Werle   See fewer
1
1
Maureen O'Brien
Ella Rentheim / Nora Helmer Ella Rentheim / Nora Helmer   See fewer
1
Thomas Lawlor
Doctor Doctor   See fewer
1
Oliver Maguire
Hjalmar Ekdal / Torvald Helmer Hjalmar Ekdal / Torvald Helmer   See fewer
1
Bruce Ogston
Macbeth's servant Macbeth's servant   See fewer
1
1
Sophie Ward
Hedvig Ekdal Hedvig Ekdal   See fewer
1
Ronald Russell
Dignitary Dignitary   See fewer
1
Jonathan Newth
Nils Vogt Nils Vogt   See fewer
1
Paul Beech
Railway attendant Railway attendant   See fewer
1
Edmond Bennett
Hotel manager Hotel manager   See fewer
1
Eileen Helsby
Amalie Skram Amalie Skram   See fewer
1
Norman Rutherford
Thorvald Niss Thorvald Niss   See fewer
1
Margot Van der Burgh
Fru Anckarsvard Fru Anckarsvard   See fewer
1
Michelle Newell
Froken Hullberg Froken Hullberg   See fewer
1
Caroline Burt
Fru Under Fru Under   See fewer
1
Guy Hassan
Young man Young man   See fewer
1
1
Pamela Stephenson
Josephine Josephine   See fewer
1
Joss Ackland
Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'   See fewer
1
Geoffrey Palmer
William in 'Something for the Time Being' William in 'Something for the Time Being'   See fewer
1
Maureen Stapleton
Amanda Wingfield Amanda Wingfield   See fewer
1
1
Jennifer Hilary
Madge in 'Something for the Time Being' Madge in 'Something for the Time Being'   See fewer
1
James Aubrey
Tom Wingfield in 'The Glass Menagerie' Tom Wingfield in 'The Glass Menagerie'   See fewer
1
1
Elizabeth Adare
Ella in 'Something for the Time Being' Ella in 'Something for the Time Being'   See fewer
1
1
1
Rosemary McHale
Blanche Du Bois in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' Blanche Du Bois in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'   See fewer
1
1
1
Malcolm Arnold
Self - Guest Conductor Self - Guest Conductor   See fewer
1
Michael Long
Sosthene Sosthene   See fewer
1
Geoffrey Morris
Headmaster in 'The Late Bourgeois World' Headmaster in 'The Late Bourgeois World'   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Estelle Kohler
Liz in 'The Late Bourgeois World' Liz in 'The Late Bourgeois World'   See fewer
1
Roland Petit
Dr. Coppelius Dr. Coppelius   See fewer
1
Judy Lynne
Berthe Berthe   See fewer
1
BBC Concert Orchestra
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
1
Simon Rattle
Self - Guest Conductor Self - Guest Conductor   See fewer
1
Donald Swann
Self - Guest Conductor Self - Guest Conductor   See fewer
1
Sarah Craze
Laura Wingfield in 'The Glass Menagerie' Laura Wingfield in 'The Glass Menagerie'   See fewer
1
1
Lucia Popp
Soprano Soprano   See fewer
1
1
1
Lawrence Leonard
Self - Guest Conductor Self - Guest Conductor   See fewer
1
Marcia Haydée
Tatiana Tatiana   See fewer
1
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
Edward Kemp
Bruce in 'The Late Bourgeois World' Bruce in 'The Late Bourgeois World'   See fewer
1
Egon Madsen
Lenski Lenski   See fewer
1
1
1
Elizabeth Poston
Self - Guest Conductor Self - Guest Conductor   See fewer
1
1
Alton Kumalo
Daniel in 'Something for the Time Being' Daniel in 'Something for the Time Being'   See fewer
1
Maurizio Pollini
Self - Piano Soloist Self - Piano Soloist   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Paolo Montarsolo
Don Basilio Don Basilio   See fewer
1
Stephen Kovacevitch
Self - Piano Soloist Self - Piano Soloist   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
Syd Lawrence
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
Alex Welsh
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
Gino Zancanaro
Governor Governor   See fewer
1
1
Enzo Dara
Dr. Bartolo Dr. Bartolo   See fewer
1
Günther Reich
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
1
1
Rae Cocking
Madam Sciocca Madam Sciocca   See fewer
1
1
1
Neil Easton
Old fisherman Old fisherman   See fewer
1
Bruce Marks
Othello Othello   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Jon Weaving
Sosthene - singing Sosthene - singing   See fewer
1
Luigi Alva
Count Almaviva Count Almaviva   See fewer
1
Toni Lander
Desdemona Desdemona   See fewer
1
Heinz Clauss
Onegin Onegin   See fewer
1
1
John Drummond
Self - Interviewer Self - Interviewer   See fewer
1
Roy Waterson
1st Oarsman 1st Oarsman   See fewer
1
1
1
John Constable
Self - Piano Accompanist Self - Piano Accompanist   See fewer
1
Bernard Heinze
Self - Conductor Self - Conductor   See fewer
1
Simon Gluckman
Braithwaite in 'The Late Bourgeois World' Braithwaite in 'The Late Bourgeois World'   See fewer
1
Kenneth Corden
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
1
Marilyn Richardson
Josephine - singing Josephine - singing   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
1
Ruth Rosen
Narrator of 'Something for the Time Being' Narrator of 'Something for the Time Being'   See fewer
1
Soft Machine
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
Vivi Flindt
Emilia Emilia   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
1
Michael Hordern
Claude Monet Claude Monet   See fewer
1
Martin Jarvis
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
1
William Hootkins
Bray (Discipline) Bray (Discipline)   See fewer
1
Bernard Hepton
The words of Webern spoken by The words of Webern spoken by   See fewer
1
Tony Haygarth
Winkelstein (Discipline) Winkelstein (Discipline)   See fewer
1
Ray McAnally
Maguire in 'The Fur Coat' Maguire in 'The Fur Coat'   See fewer
1
Mary Hignett
Superioress in 'Teresa' Superioress in 'Teresa'   See fewer
1
1
Barbara Mullen
Sister Patrick in 'Teresa' Sister Patrick in 'Teresa'   See fewer
1
Mary Wimbush
Additional narration Additional narration   See fewer
1
1
Billy J. Mitchell
Soldier (Discipline) Soldier (Discipline)   See fewer
1
Veronica Quilligan
Teresa in 'Teresa' Teresa in 'Teresa'   See fewer
1
Bill Bailey
Green (Discipline) Green (Discipline)   See fewer
1
Colette O'Neil
Molly in 'The Fur Coat' Molly in 'The Fur Coat'   See fewer
1
William Lucas
Pelling (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows) Pelling (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows)   See fewer
1
Graham Weston
Steeple (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows) Steeple (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows)   See fewer
1
1
1
Blain Fairman
Lieut. Simms (Discipline) Lieut. Simms (Discipline)   See fewer
1
London Symphony Orchestra
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
Julian Littman
Orpheus Orpheus   See fewer
1
1
Jane Darling
Dancer Dancer   See fewer
1
Dave Brubeck
Self - Piano Self - Piano   See fewer
1
John Dair
Commuter Commuter   See fewer
1
Paul Antrim
Maxer in 'Two of a Kind' Maxer in 'Two of a Kind'   See fewer
1
Sheila Manahan
Lily in 'Two of a Kind' Lily in 'Two of a Kind'   See fewer
1
Michael Frayn
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
1
Robert Holmes
Self - Script Editor Self - Script Editor   See fewer
1
1
Terrance Dicks
Self - Script Writer Self - Script Writer   See fewer
1
Arthur Mitchell
Self - and the Dance Theatre of Harlem Self - and the Dance Theatre of Harlem   See fewer
1
Victor Winding
Wool (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows) Wool (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows)   See fewer
1
Philip Hinchcliffe
Self - Producer Self - Producer   See fewer
1
John Dallimore
Keats (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows) Keats (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows)   See fewer
1
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Norwich Duff
Harvey (Discipline) Harvey (Discipline)   See fewer
1
Ray Jewers
Ashton (Discipline) Ashton (Discipline)   See fewer
1
Nelli Pshyonnaya
Prince Igor's wife Prince Igor's wife   See fewer
1
Mstislav Rostropovich
Self - Cello Self - Cello   See fewer
1
Boris Khmelnitskiy
Prince Igor Prince Igor   See fewer
1
Jules Walter
Commuter Commuter   See fewer
1
1
Hugo De Vernier
Waiter in 'Teresa' Waiter in 'Teresa'   See fewer
1
Clark Terry
Self - and the Big Band Self - and the Big Band   See fewer
1
Paul Hudson
Self - bass Self - bass   See fewer
1
Paul Desmond
Self - Alto Sax Self - Alto Sax   See fewer
1
Bud Strait
Captain (Discipline) Captain (Discipline)   See fewer
1
1
Jay Neill
Sergeant (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows) Sergeant (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows)   See fewer
1
Joe Morello
Self - Drums Self - Drums   See fewer
1
Aleksandr Slastin
Prince Galitsky Prince Galitsky   See fewer
1
Dudley Simpson
Self - Composer Self - Composer   See fewer
1
Darius Brubeck
Self - Electric Piano Self - Electric Piano   See fewer
1
Chris Brubeck
Self - Bass Guitar / Trombone Self - Bass Guitar / Trombone   See fewer
1
The Ambrosian Singers
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
Janet Baker
Self - Soloist Self - Soloist   See fewer
1
1
Boris Tokarev
Prince Igor's son Prince Igor's son   See fewer
1
David Scott
Self - student Self - student   See fewer
1
Maurice Lane
Dancer Dancer   See fewer
1
1
Bimbulat Vatayev
Khan Konchak Khan Konchak   See fewer
1
Edwin Mullins
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
1
Tamás Vásáry
Self - Piano Soloist Self - Piano Soloist   See fewer
1
1
Eugene Wright
Self - Bass Self - Bass   See fewer
1
1
Pierre Boulez
Self - Conductor Self - Conductor   See fewer
1
Ian Caddy
Self - Baritone Self - Baritone   See fewer
1
Jimmy Raney
Self - and his Quartet Self - and his Quartet   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Melanie Parr
Dancer Dancer   See fewer
1
Bolshoi Ballet
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
Gail Galih
Commuter Commuter   See fewer
1
John Shirley-Quirk
Self - Soloist Self - Soloist   See fewer
1
1
1
Joanna Carlin
Eurydice Eurydice   See fewer
1
Richard Kates
Sloan (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows) Sloan (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows)   See fewer
1
1
Trinity Boys Choir
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
Yevgeni Nesterenko
Khan Konchak sung by Khan Konchak sung by   See fewer
1
Elsa Smith
Commuter Commuter   See fewer
1
Jean-Rodolphe Kars
Self - Piano Self - Piano   See fewer
1
John Mitchinson
Self - tenor Self - tenor   See fewer
1
1
Norma Wilson
Self - interviewee Self - interviewee   See fewer
1
Donna Savage
Self - pupil Self - pupil   See fewer
1
John Miller
Self - Educational Psychologist Self - Educational Psychologist   See fewer
1
Tina Sullivan
Self - pupil Self - pupil   See fewer
1
1
Con Chambers
Commuter Commuter   See fewer
1
1
Eric Sherwood Jones
Self - Consultant Physician Self - Consultant Physician   See fewer
1
1
Paco Peña
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
1
1
Margaret Rogerson
Self - interviewee Self - interviewee   See fewer
1
Rosemary Matthews
Self - interviewee Self - interviewee   See fewer
1
Helen Dickinson
Self - student Self - student   See fewer
1
Le Ballet National de Marseille
Themselves - Le Loup Themselves - Le Loup   See fewer
1
Ronald Matthews
Self - Teacher Self - Teacher   See fewer
1
Bryan Payne
Dancer Dancer   See fewer
1
Tamara Milashkina
Prince Igor's wife sung by Prince Igor's wife sung by   See fewer
1
Elizabeth Matthews
Self - interviewee Self - interviewee   See fewer
1
Anny Mory
Self - soprano Self - soprano   See fewer
1
1
Kenneth Bailey
Self - Educationalist (Retired) Self - Educationalist (Retired)   See fewer
1
1
Yvonne Minton
Self - Mezzo-soprano Self - Mezzo-soprano   See fewer
1
1
1
Olga Hegedus
Self - Cello Self - Cello   See fewer
1
1
1
1
The Moiseyev Dancers
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
1
The New York City Ballet
Themselves - Symphony in C Themselves - Symphony in C   See fewer
1
1
Caron Scott
Self - pupil Self - pupil   See fewer
1
Caspar Hewett
Self - interviewee Self - interviewee   See fewer
1
1
John Elwes
Self - Tenor Self - Tenor   See fewer
1
1
1
BBC Philharmonic
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
Elizabeth Fiberry
Self - student Self - student   See fewer
1
Dorothy Dorow
Self - Soprano Self - Soprano   See fewer
1
Suzanne Hywel
Self - Dancer Self - Dancer   See fewer
1
Mary Thomas
Self - Soprano Self - Soprano   See fewer
1
Danny Brubeck
Self - Drums Self - Drums   See fewer
1
Virgilius Noreika
Prince Igor's son sung by Prince Igor's son sung by   See fewer
1
1
Ann Miller
Self - student Self - student   See fewer
1
Jill Gomez
Self - Soprano Self - Soprano   See fewer
1
The Cleveland Orchestra
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
Nicholas Bishop
Self - pupil Self - pupil   See fewer
1
1
Dmitry Alexeev
Self - Piano Self - Piano   See fewer
1
1
Dean Boreham
Self - pupil Self - pupil   See fewer
1
1
1
Keith Hewett
Self - Educationalist Self - Educationalist   See fewer
1
1
Adam Godley
Franz Schubert as a boy Franz Schubert as a boy   See fewer
1
Caroline Blakiston
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
1
Edward Petherbridge
Bauernfeld Bauernfeld   See fewer
1
Peter Barkworth
Josef von Spaun Josef von Spaun   See fewer
1
Cyril Luckham
Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy   See fewer
1
David Wood
Franz Schubert Franz Schubert   See fewer
1
Petronella Barker
Mrs. Holder Mrs. Holder   See fewer
1
Frank Gatliff
Schindler Schindler   See fewer
1
Ian Lindsay
Young Hardy Young Hardy   See fewer
1
1
Basil Henson
Sonnleithner Sonnleithner   See fewer
1
Ann Tirard
Mrs. Hardy Mrs. Hardy   See fewer
1
John Gill
Eckel Eckel   See fewer
1
1
1
Elizabeth Proud
Florence Hardy Florence Hardy   See fewer
1
1
John Gabriel
Stadler Stadler   See fewer
1
Barbara Bermel
Actress Actress   See fewer
1
Robert Hughes
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
1
1
Roderick Kennedy
Theseus Theseus   See fewer
1
Patricia Price
Hippolyta Hippolyta   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Peter France
Self - Interviewer Self - Interviewer   See fewer
1
1
1
Irene Gawne
Actress Actress   See fewer
1
John Read
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
Julian Moyle
Starveling Starveling   See fewer
1
1
1
David Gwynne
Quince Quince   See fewer
1
1
1
Eileen Brady
Actress Actress   See fewer
1
Peter Dvorský
Self - Tenor Self - Tenor   See fewer
1
Wiener Staatsopernballett
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
Arthur Davies
Lysander Lysander   See fewer
1
Rita Daniels
Actress Actress   See fewer
1
1
Claire Oerton
Dolly Gale Dolly Gale   See fewer
1
John Franklyn-Robbins
Self - in discussion Self - in discussion   See fewer
1
John Normington
Self - in discussion Self - in discussion   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
1
Colin Douglas
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
1
Stuart Fell
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
1
John Bloomfield
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Michael Spice
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Graham Williams
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Dick Mills
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
1
David Maloney
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Jan Vincent-Rudzki
Self - student (uncredited) Self - student (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Ian Budhu
Self - pupil (uncredited) Self - pupil (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Roger Daley
Self - pupil (uncredited) Self - pupil (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Stephen Payne
Self - student (uncredited) Self - student (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Heather Stewart
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Gerry Scott
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Elizabeth Vaughan
Soprano (uncredited) Soprano (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Ryland Davies
Tenor (uncredited) Tenor (uncredited)   See fewer
1
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