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A tribute to the actor who died on Tuesday.
In 1959, Ronnie Scott , a rising young saxophone player, opened a club where he and his friends could play the music they liked. Over the following years, the club had its ups and downs, reflecting the changes in attitudes to jazz, and in the social life of surrounding Soho. Now, 30 years later, Ronnie Scott 's is known throughout the world as the heartbeat of British jazz. In this tribute, Omnibus talks to some of Ronnie's great admirers including Mel Brooks , the Rt Hon
Kenneth Clarke , mp, writer Alan Plater and features rare archive footage of some of the club's historic performances by Zoot Sims , Sonny Rollins , Dizzy Gillespie and Ella Fitzgerald.
The late American author and poet Raymond Carver is profiled in this 1989 BBC documentary. Includes previously recorded interview footage with Carver himself, and specially recorded segments from his wife Tess Gallagher, Richard Ford and others. Also features short dramatisations from some of Carver's key stories.
How Vladimir Nabokov wrote his most famous novel, and why it is one of the greatest novels ever written.
