Hollywood Superstars: BBC Film Season
Many decades ago, it was quite a novelty to have a film season on terrestrial TV, and the BBC was pretty good at them. The most famous of these was arguably Moviedrome, a season of cult films which often had a slot on BBC 2 on a Sunday night. But there were others which featured perhaps a couple of movies throughout the week, often scheduled to come on after the news around 9.25pm.
Today, most films are available at the press of a button with numerous streaming services and dedicated movie channels. But back in the day there were just the 3 channels here in the UK, so you pretty much got what you were given. So, when these seasons arrived, it provided a genuine sense of joy. This full page appeared in a Radio Times when the BBC launched their Hollywood Superstar season. The date escapes me now, but I’m sure I have it somewhere, it was probably the early 1980’s. This overview features the stars and the films shown in bold for this particular season.
A great line-up of stars, half of which are no longer with us.
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