2nd House (UK)

Common's Luck (1x10)

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Introduced by Melvyn Bragg Common's Luck A film about JACK COMMON , the Tyneside writer who died in 1968. His classic account of a northern working-class childhood - Kiddar's Luck - is soon to be republished. ' The man who ... ... rang the bell in a teashop ' or 'the member of the Athenaeum who wore plus-fours ' are characteristic Bateman cartoon figures, embarrassed by their ignorance of proper middle-class behaviour. 2nd House looks at some original H. M. Bateman drawings from the current exhibition at the Leicester Gallery. Stephanie Bergman The Garage is a new gallery in London, dedicated to showing the work of living artists: currently they are presenting a collection of large ' sewn canvases' by 27-year-old STEPHANIE BERGMAN. EDWIN mullins looks at her work from dyeing, cutting and sewing, to the finished canvases in the gallery. The Fires of London PETER MAXWELL DAVIES , One of Britain's most highly regarded composers, in 1969 created an ensemble which he called THE FIRES OF LONDON. Tonight they play three of his compositions: Antechrist, a concert overture, based on a 13th-century motet. Fantasia and Two Pavanes, from the music of Purcell but updated to the era of the foxtrot. Notre Dame des Fleurs, a miniature opera for three voices. Producers TONY CASH, DENNIS MARKS Assistant editor TONY STAVEACRE Editor bill MORTON