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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

On TV

Thursday22:10

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

  • Léo Delibes

    Danse de la Poupée

Credits

RoleContributor
Boris LermontovAnton Walbrook
Victoria PageMoira Shearer
Julian CrasterMarius Goring
Ivan BoleslawskyRobert Helpmann
Sergei RatovAlbert Basserman
LivyEsmond Knight
Irina BoronskajaLudmilla Tcherina
LjubovLeonide Massine
HerselfMarie Rambert
DancerRobert Dorning
DirectorMichael Powell
DirectorEmeric Pressburger
WriterMichael Powell
WriterEmeric Pressburger
ProducerMichael Powell
ProducerEmeric Pressburger
ComposerBrian Easdale
Director of photographyJack Cardiff

Broadcasts

  • Boxing Day 196822:25
  • Fri 9 Apr 197122:00
  • Sun 29 Sep 198515:00
  • Sat 24 Feb 199614:10
  • Sat 5 Dec 199814:30
  • Sat 18 Aug 200113:40
  • Thu 13 Feb 200313:10
  • Sat 4 Aug 200713:55
  • Sat 4 Aug 200714:25
  • Boxing Day 200722:55
  • Sat 19 Jul 200813:30
  • Sat 1 Aug 200912:45
  • Sun 30 May 201012:00
  • Sun 30 May 201013:00
  • Sun 20 Mar 201115:20
  • Christmas Day 201308:50
  • Sat 22 Nov 201414:45
  • Sat 14 Nov 201514:05
  • Sat 19 Mar 201614:20
  • Sat 11 Mar 201713:30
  • Wed 27 Dec 201712:10
  • Sat 10 Nov 201813:00
  • Sat 10 Nov 201814:50
  • Sat 3 Aug 201912:50
  • Mon 3 Feb 202015:05
  • Sat 12 Sep 202011:00
  • Fri 23 Sep 202214:15
  • Fri 6 Jan 202314:00
  • Sat 14 Oct 202313:00
  • Sat 24 Feb 202413:30
  • Thu 29 Feb 202420:00
  • Sat 23 Nov 202414:20
  • Thu 28 Nov 202422:10
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