Writing
Iain Johnstone
Born — Died
1943-04-08 — 2023-05-04
Place of birth
Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Known for
Writing
Credits
20 titles
Known for
The BBC's flagship cinema review TV program featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the program changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Film '72
1971
6.2Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most impressive and dangerous animals are allowed to remain in the zoo. However, the keepers are less enthusiastic about complying with these demands.
Fierce Creatures
1997
7.3Ten years ago exactly, more or less, give or take a day or two, six young men sat down, or maybe stood, or perhaps some of them just lounged, and wrote the first episode of a new series called Owl Stretching Time. They were called Graham Chapman , John Cleese, Terry Gilliam , Eric Idle,Terry Jones and Michael Palin and later both they and the series became known as Monty Python 's Flying Circus . Today they are the best known British comedy group in the world, famous from Cathay to Kathmandu, from Sydney to Sidcup (except in Japan where the programme is called The Gay Boys' Dragon Show ... say no more). To commemorate their tenth anniversary a BBC team tracked them down in the deserts of Tunisia where they were filming their Life of Brian and almost persuaded them to examine the genesis, the genius and the gender of Monty Python.
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
1979
NRThe training of British Airways hostesses and cabin crew.
Fly Me
1987
Bette Davis talks with Joan Bakewell and members of the audience at the National Film Theatre, London.
Bette Davis
1972
6.8Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-the-scenes footage, as well as scenes from the film, reveal just how audiences were able to "believe a man can fly." This program features interviews with key cast and crew.
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
Film credits
1970s · 2 titles
7.3Ten years ago exactly, more or less, give or take a day or two, six young men sat down, or maybe stood, or perhaps some of them just lounged, and wrote the first episode of a new series called Owl Stretching Time. They were called Graham Chapman , John Cleese, Terry Gilliam , Eric Idle,Terry Jones and Michael Palin and later both they and the series became known as Monty Python 's Flying Circus . Today they are the best known British comedy group in the world, famous from Cathay to Kathmandu, from Sydney to Sidcup (except in Japan where the programme is called The Gay Boys' Dragon Show ... say no more). To commemorate their tenth anniversary a BBC team tracked them down in the deserts of Tunisia where they were filming their Life of Brian and almost persuaded them to examine the genesis, the genius and the gender of Monty Python.
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
1979
Profile of Clint Eastwood.
The Man with No Name
1977
Series credits
Behind the camera
6.2Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most impressive and dangerous animals are allowed to remain in the zoo. However, the keepers are less enthusiastic about complying with these demands.
Fierce Creatures
1997
7.3Ten years ago exactly, more or less, give or take a day or two, six young men sat down, or maybe stood, or perhaps some of them just lounged, and wrote the first episode of a new series called Owl Stretching Time. They were called Graham Chapman , John Cleese, Terry Gilliam , Eric Idle,Terry Jones and Michael Palin and later both they and the series became known as Monty Python 's Flying Circus . Today they are the best known British comedy group in the world, famous from Cathay to Kathmandu, from Sydney to Sidcup (except in Japan where the programme is called The Gay Boys' Dragon Show ... say no more). To commemorate their tenth anniversary a BBC team tracked them down in the deserts of Tunisia where they were filming their Life of Brian and almost persuaded them to examine the genesis, the genius and the gender of Monty Python.
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
1979
NRThe training of British Airways hostesses and cabin crew.
Fly Me
1987
Bette Davis talks with Joan Bakewell and members of the audience at the National Film Theatre, London.
Bette Davis
1972
6.8Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-the-scenes footage, as well as scenes from the film, reveal just how audiences were able to "believe a man can fly." This program features interviews with key cast and crew.
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
6.8Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-the-scenes footage, as well as scenes from the film, reveal just how audiences were able to "believe a man can fly." This program features interviews with key cast and crew.
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
7.6Documentary about the making of the sequel to Superman.
The Making of 'Superman II'
1983
7.6Documentary about the making of the sequel to Superman.
The Making of 'Superman II'
1983
Profile of Clint Eastwood.
The Man with No Name
1977
8.0Profile of actor Dustin Hoffman on the set of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film STRAW DOGS.
On Location: Dustin Hoffman
1971
6.8This documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Superman III, a more comical take on the superhero story in which the Man of Steel takes on a supercomputer and its bumbling programmer. Included are interviews with the cast and crew who share their experiences from making the film, as well as disscuss the efforts that went into it.
The Making of 'Superman III'
1985
NRThe making of Steven Lisberger's 1989 Sci-Fi film Slipstream
The Making of Slipstream
1989
A BBC documentary about Ted Turner, his rise to a media mogul, and his media empire.
Ted Turner: The Man from Atlanta
1982
A feature length documentary on the making of A Fish Called Wanda
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
1988
NRPromotional short film about the making of the 1978 film The Wild Geese.
Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese
1978
NRPromotional short film about the making of the 1978 film The Wild Geese.
Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese
1978

