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Face to Face Season 1, Episode 14: Dr. Hastings Banda

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Episodes

18 episodes
1

Lord Birkett

30 min
2

Bertrand Russell

Philosopher Bertrand Russell is the second guest on the series, beginning the interview by reading from a fictitious obituary he'd written for himself. Among the topics discussed are guilt, sex, money, childhood, prison and loss of faith.

43 min
3

Dame Edith Sitwell

John Freeman interviews the first of just two female guests in the series - poet Dame Edith Sitwell. The Dame discusses her unhappy childhood, her working relationship with Dylan Thomas, and her unexpected diversion into Hollywood.

30 min
4

Lord Boothby

30 min
5

Nubar Gulbenkian

30 min
6

Adlai E. Stevenson

Adlai Stevenson relives his early life in journalism and law, and discusses losing two Presidential elections to Dwight Eisenhower. Among his other reflections are how others see him, and how he sees himself.

30 min
7

John Huston

A cigar-puffing John Huston discusses his directing career, his desire to make films under the United Nations, his relationship with his father and fighting with Errol Flynn.

30 min
8

Professor Jung

John Freeman interviews Carl Jung at his Zürich home, asking the psychologist questions about consciousness, his friendship with Freud, his thoughts on death, and his own self-analysis.

38 min
9

Lord Morrison of Lambeth

30 min
10

His Majesty King Hussein of Jordan

30 min
11

Lord Shawcross Q.C.

30 min
12

Tony Hancock

Tony Hancock engages in self reflection, looking back at his childhood, his need to work, his health issues, and whether he could ever truly be happy.

30 min
13

Henry Moore

30 min
14

Dr. Hastings Banda

30 min
15

Augustus John

30 min
16

Sir Roy Welensky

30 min
17

Stirling Moss

Racing driver Stirling Moss is called upon to ponder his career. Customary for the series, the questions go deeper than usual interviews: Does he think about mortality? Does he feel close to God? What about the breakdown of his marriage?

30 min
18

Evelyn Waugh

Evelyn Waugh takes part in the series due to what he claims is "poverty", and that "everyone thinks ill of the BBC". Among the topics under discussion are religion, truth in fiction, and Waugh's own periods of mental illness.

30 min