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The Red Shoes

Eager young ballerina Victoria Page is delighted at being given the opportunity to dance with the renowned Ballet Lermontov, little realising the demands of its brilliant yet arrogant impresario will force a tragic choice between her career and her lover.

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2 hours, 8 minutes

Audio described

Last on

Thu 28 Nov 2024 22:10

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Brian Easdale

    The Ballet of The Red Shoes

    Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Beecham.
  • Ted Heath & Kenny Baker

    Bougainvillia

  • Margherita Grandi

    Aria

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake

  • Franz Liszt

    Les Sylphides

  • Ottorino Respighi

    La Boutique Fantasque

    Composer: Gioachino Rossini.
  • Adolphe Adam

    Giselle

  • L茅o Delibes

    Danse de la Poup茅e

Credits

Role Contributor
Boris Lermontov Anton Walbrook
Victoria Page Moira Shearer
Julian Craster Marius Goring
Ivan Boleslawsky Robert Helpmann
Sergei Ratov Albert Basserman
Livy Esmond Knight
Irina Boronskaja Ludmilla Tcherina
Ljubov Leonide Massine
Herself Marie Rambert
Dancer Robert Dorning
Director Michael Powell
Director Emeric Pressburger
Writer Michael Powell
Writer Emeric Pressburger
Producer Michael Powell
Producer Emeric Pressburger
Composer Brian Easdale
Director of photography Jack Cardiff

Broadcasts

  • Boxing Day 1968 22:25
  • Fri 9 Apr 1971 22:00
  • Sun 29 Sep 1985 15:00
  • Sat 24 Feb 1996 14:10
  • Sat 5 Dec 1998 14:30
  • Sat 18 Aug 2001 13:40
  • Thu 13 Feb 2003 13:10
  • Sat 4 Aug 2007 13:55
  • Sat 4 Aug 2007 14:25
  • Boxing Day 2007 22:55
  • Sat 19 Jul 2008 13:30
  • Sat 1 Aug 2009 12:45
  • Sun 30 May 2010 12:00
  • Sun 30 May 2010 13:00
  • Sun 20 Mar 2011 15:20
  • Christmas Day 2013 08:50
  • Sat 22 Nov 2014 14:45
  • Sat 14 Nov 2015 14:05
  • Sat 19 Mar 2016 14:20
  • Sat 11 Mar 2017 13:30
  • Wed 27 Dec 2017 12:10
  • Sat 10 Nov 2018 13:00
  • Sat 10 Nov 2018 14:50
  • Sat 3 Aug 2019 12:50
  • Mon 3 Feb 2020 15:05
  • Sat 12 Sep 2020 11:00
  • Fri 23 Sep 2022 14:15
  • Fri 6 Jan 2023 14:00
  • Sat 14 Oct 2023 13:00
  • Sat 24 Feb 2024 13:30
  • Thu 29 Feb 2024 20:00
  • Sat 23 Nov 2024 14:20
  • Thu 28 Nov 2024 22:10

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