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New
BBCtv Doris Day biography Virgin Territory
premiers November 25...
It was
back in 2002 when British television network the BBC
broadcast their last documentary on Doris's life.
This formed part of their Hollywood Greats
series hosted by Jonathon Ross.
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Doris
gave an exclusive interview in 1989 to BBCtv
for their
bio "I Don't Even Like
Apple Pie" |
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Well during 2005 a production team at BBC
Wales in Cardiff was hard at work producing a
new biography entitled
Doris
Day Virgin Territory. Work completed in October 2005 for
the programme that will reflect on Doris's life and
career using dramatic reconstructions based on her
own accounts and new interviews with fans, friends and
fellow stars that include James Garner, A E Hotchner,
Jackie Joseph and Richard Carpenter (of The
Carpenters). It is
believed that Doris declined invitations to be
interviewed for their latest venture.
Producer,
Karen Whiteside tells this site:
"...Doris Day Virgin Territory re-evaluates one of
the screen’s most enduring legends. Despite career
highs such as Calamity Jane and Pillow Talk, and an
enduring relationship with her many admirers and
fans, the critics have often dismissed her as an
actress and overlooked her as a singer. Her sunny
on-screen presence and the unambiguous goodness of
so many of her roles seem to have worked against
her, when it comes to critical acclaim. Covering her
early years as a band singer and her troubled
private life, this documentary celebrates her
luminous on-screen presence, the longevity of her
recording career and her personal resilience in the
face of private tragedy..."
Doris Day - Virgin Territory
BBC4:
25th
November 2005 @ 21.00
Notably
the BBC
were catalyst in re-introducing Doris to a whole new
generation of fan when they broadcast their acclaimed
1989 bio I Don't Even Like Apple Pie. So it
is again hoped that their new biography that will premier on digital
channel
BBC4 on November 25 at 21.00 will have a similar
effect. Expect an airing on
BBC2 in March 2006.
If you'd
like to request that BBC
America and
Canada add Doris Day - Virgin Territory
to their schedule please click on their respective
links.
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