Gore Vidal - 1995 BBC Documentary - Episode One (1/4) (HD)

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  • Gore Vidal - BBC Omnibus 1995 - Episode One (1/4)
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    "Gore Vidal's Gore Vidal" (Originally broadcast 9th October 1995 on BBC1)
    Autobiography of the late Gore Vidal, looking at the life of one of America's leading literary figures who for years entranced and enraged the US with his outspoken views, novels and essays. This programme follows him around the scenes of his youth. First Shown in 1995

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  • @kofflerpics
    @kofflerpics ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Incredible piece. Thanks for posting!

  • @michelerandall123
    @michelerandall123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I saw Assange had Gore Vidals book in his hands when being arrested, so I thought I would learn more about GV and his plays and view on politics.

    • @fannyhaddock6302
      @fannyhaddock6302 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me too. The truth will set us free.

    • @citizen1163
      @citizen1163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Interesting. I'm an admirer of Assange & Vidal. Thank you.

    • @sspbrazil
      @sspbrazil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      michelerandall123 he was one of the last of the American intellectuals, there aren’t many left.

    • @ilonabaier6042
      @ilonabaier6042 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      but i rather doubt Vidal could have stomached Assange - even for a NY second.

    • @sspbrazil
      @sspbrazil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ilona Baier oh, I disagree, I think he would like him a lot.

  • @HG-qq3ei
    @HG-qq3ei 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you for posting this documentary, I was searching for something like this. Gore Vidal is a legend and an American hero, wish he ran for president...

  • @scalagreen20
    @scalagreen20  12 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Its a great documentary. I'm glad you like it. I've also put part 2 up. There is some wonderful footage on the second episode!
    Thanks

  • @julianmarsh8384
    @julianmarsh8384 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gore was the last of a great generation of writers and critics...Mailer, Capote, Baldwin, et al...all that is gone now; the present crop of writers seem to have very little to say. I wonder why.

  • @babyirene3188
    @babyirene3188 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    There is no such thing as a non captivating GV interview.
    And there’s no one else I can say that about.

    • @Vanirvis
      @Vanirvis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Take a look at Christopher Hitchens.

  • @JBinOtown
    @JBinOtown 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Really excellent documentary. Thanks for putting this up for Americans who never got a chance to see it

    • @scalagreen20
      @scalagreen20  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      dean b You’re welcome

  • @spuspud
    @spuspud 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for posting these

  • @sandrashevey8252
    @sandrashevey8252 11 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    `a creepy city...Washington`...my own opinion when I visited it once...in the Sixties.

    • @mickaymiller9622
      @mickaymiller9622 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sandra Shevey what else when Congress keeps a very fat thumb on the inhabitants of D.C.

  • @hayleyava7398
    @hayleyava7398 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brilliant documentary. I adore Gore Vidal! 🌷

  • @circlesinthenight3141
    @circlesinthenight3141 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I simply love him

  • @MissPerriwinkle
    @MissPerriwinkle ปีที่แล้ว +2

    brilliant fun wit.

  • @scalagreen20
    @scalagreen20  12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad you like it TruNorth. I'll put the second part of the documentary up tonight.

  • @BadWillHunting
    @BadWillHunting 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful to see this charming documentary of Gore. The man is a legend and a hero.

  • @arriuscalpurniuspiso
    @arriuscalpurniuspiso ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gore always valued his grand parents. I relate to that.

  • @PhilAlumb
    @PhilAlumb 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very Important--happy this documentary exists.

  • @yad2917
    @yad2917 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Gore Vidal is one interesting fellow.

  • @milart12
    @milart12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    God, I love that house.

  • @scalagreen20
    @scalagreen20  12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Nathan, I'll put the second episode up on Monday.

  • @nathanbridle
    @nathanbridle 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    A brilliant documentary. Are you intending to put the second episode on? You have impeccable taste- 'Frasier' and Gore Vidal.

  • @booopdooop
    @booopdooop 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yes, you can count on the BBC for a good documentary, you could say they're experienced at it :D

  • @caballosinnombre3981
    @caballosinnombre3981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sen Gore: " I will never rob your pocket to feed the dogs of war. "

  • @scalagreen20
    @scalagreen20  12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've also put up an excellent edition of the South Bank Show with Gore from 2008. Great interview in that too....

  • @scalagreen20
    @scalagreen20  12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've just started putting Episode Two of the show up. Just search for "Gore Vidal - 1995 BBC Documentary - Episode Two (1/4)"

  • @charliemorris2338
    @charliemorris2338 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can you believe that he said his greatest attribute was that he never killed anyone?

  • @nationalallianceforprogres3136
    @nationalallianceforprogres3136 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fucking legend and god

  • @acohen1980
    @acohen1980 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    gr8 post...thanx

  • @sandrashevey8252
    @sandrashevey8252 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    not a psychopathic killer but a great statesman...that type went out of style before Vidal was even born...which makes him even greater...

  • @HughMorristheJoker
    @HughMorristheJoker 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Vidal was awesome

  • @scalagreen20
    @scalagreen20  12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm just converting them now. Part 2 will be up in 10 minutes and the remaining two will be up in the next couple of hours.

  • @arthurfrancisd.murphy1643
    @arthurfrancisd.murphy1643 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    GREAT MAN...

  • @mickaymiller9622
    @mickaymiller9622 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How clever of you to notice what Vidal was not hiding; but apply that acuity to your syntax.

  • @11Kralle
    @11Kralle 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please - could anyone answer the question of Holton Shulman? I hate having to ask it a second time :D

  • @holton863
    @holton863 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anyone know the name of the song that starts at 5:45? Thank! Great post.

  • @JeffRebornNow
    @JeffRebornNow 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sylvester, he didn't have a twin. He was an only child. He might have referred to Jimmy Trimble as his twin. He was a boy Gore was best friends with in prep school. He died in WW II.

  • @thomasd2444
    @thomasd2444 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    02:40 - tissue
    03:02 - Not one moment I would like to relive

  • @Scottdrruryiphone
    @Scottdrruryiphone ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy is as bona fide as it gets. I’ve read one novel of his, Death Likes It Hit. Filet Mignon. Efficient. Witty. I’m pretty conservative and I think his Bush denunciations were imbalanced, but just the best writer.

  • @citizen1163
    @citizen1163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    GV thought race war was intense in 1995. Love to know what he'd have thought about 2020.

  • @thefakenewsnetwork8072
    @thefakenewsnetwork8072 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Legend and god

  • @callumkohekade5396
    @callumkohekade5396 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    8.29: Gore almost tripped on the last step, could have been bad.

  • @arriuscalpurniuspiso
    @arriuscalpurniuspiso ปีที่แล้ว

    Gore the Great. The mentor of Hitchens

  • @MaryJaneHancock
    @MaryJaneHancock 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am picking up what Gore Vidal is putting down.

  • @mikepastor.k6233
    @mikepastor.k6233 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vidal just wanted to be like Mahler so much..poor Gore, never stood a chance.

    • @lillynietz17
      @lillynietz17 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Uhhhh.... Mahler? The late 19th century composer???!?!!! Well that"s
      just OUT right Silly... Hopefully your not spewing the gospel of SILLY
      considering your moniker...Just a bit of a lesson Preacher Man......
      Gore Vidal...Author of High Esteem...Historical Genius...Atheist &
      Truth teller......Oh Yeah, By The Way ....READ A GODDAMN BOOK!
      Pussy................

  • @arriuscalpurniuspiso
    @arriuscalpurniuspiso ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hitchens imitated Vidal

  • @sandrashevey8252
    @sandrashevey8252 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    a central character being a `self-invented` character like myself.

  • @SFSylvester
    @SFSylvester 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Didn't know he had a twin...

  • @thefakenewsnetwork8072
    @thefakenewsnetwork8072 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Long live eugenics and communism

  • @mikebordeaux8218
    @mikebordeaux8218 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I believe he would be appalled at what has become of the Democrat party.

  • @scalagreen20
    @scalagreen20  12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've just started putting Episode Two of the show up. Just search for "Gore Vidal - 1995 BBC Documentary - Episode Two (1/4)"