In June, 2013, BBC One debuted a 10-part series, The White Queen, a depiction of the Wars of the Roses seen through the eyes of key women, and based on a series of historical novels by Philippa Gregory.
The Beatles' Last Show: Alan Parsons, Eyewitness. At noon on this day, January 30, in 1969, the Beatles strolled out onto the roof of their Apple Corp building on Londonâs Saville Row to perform a concert for assembled friends and family.
Norman Jewison was well respected as a director, thanks to In the Heat of the Night (1967) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), two very tough and masculine films. Fiddler on the Roof was thus a formidable challenge as it was his first foray into the musical genre. Early on in the project, Jewison determined that the film's success depended on a strong element of realism throughout the production, hence his extensive travels from Canada to much of Eastern Europe.