The Dennis Marks Archive
Dennis Marks (1948-2015) was a writer, broadcaster and film maker who spent many years in television, the performing arts and journalism. He was also a persistent traveller with an interest in the culture and history of lands as diverse as Eastern Europe, Russia, West Africa and Central America.
Over the years he was a BBC television executive, the general director of English National Opera and with friends and colleagues he founded two independent production companies. He made six films with Michael Frayn, three major radio series, and wrote two books, on Joseph Roth and an introduction to Opera.
On this channel, dedicated to his work, you will find a selection of his films and radio programmes. Some of the series, such as 'All the Russias', include films by his colleagues, who have kindly given their agreement for their presentation here.
If you would like any further information about Dennis Marks, please contact [email protected]
Writers and Places - A Terrible Chemistry - Nadine Gordimer
Arena - A Walk With Oz
Faultline - Programme Three - Slow Train Through Transylvania
Faultline - Programme One - Travels In Kakania
Faultline - Programme Two - The Dragons of Illyria
Faultline - Programme Four - The Kaiser's Crypt
Little Moscow - In The Desert
Yiddish - A Struggle for Survival
The Search for Sepharad - Programme Four - Next Year in Jerusalem
The Search for Sepharad - Programme Two - Exodus
New Year
Appian Way - Programme Three - Christ Stopped At Eboli
Appian Way - Programme Four - Mezzogiorno
Appian Way - Programme Two - Queen of Roads
Appian Way - Programme One - Africa Begins at Rome
Remembering Dennis
The Lively Arts - Keeping The Spirit Alive
Turkey in Europe
The Search for Sepharad - Programme Three - The Sublime Porte
The Search for Sepharad - Programme One - In Mobility There Is Blessing
All The Russias - The Little Birch Tree
All The Russias - Once Upon A Time
Yevgeny Mravinsky: Soviet Conductor, Russian Aristocrat
All The Russias - Looking East Looking West
All The Russias - Holy Mother Russia
The Mask of Gold - A Film About Vienna
All The Russias - Devils
Magic Lantern - A Film About Prague
Jerusalem - A Personal History