Sir Ridley Scott
The film director responsible for Thelma & Louise, Alien and Gladiator.
From television commercials in the 1970s, to today’s toga-ripping, chariot-flipping sequel to Gladiator.
Sir Ridley Scott is one of Britain’s greatest film directors.
The grammar school boy, born in South Shields, spent part of his childhood in Germany before pursuing his passion for art at school in Hartlepool and then the Royal College of Art.
But the camera appealed to Scott as much as the canvas, and Stephen Smith has been talking with the Hollywood titan’s friends, family and peers to find out more about him - and his work.
Production Team
Producers: Nathan Gower and Ben Cooper
Editor: Ben Mundy
Sound: James Beard
Production Co-ordinators: Maria Ogundele
Credits
Alien (1979): 20th Century-Fox, Brandywine Productions
Gladiator (2000): DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, Scott Free Productions, Red Wagon Entertainment
Napoleon (2023): Apple Studios, Scott Free Productions, Columbia Pictures (through Sony Pictures Releasing)
Gladiator II (2024): Scott Free Productions, Lucy Fisher/Douglas Wick Productions, Paramount Pictures
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- Sat 23 Nov 2024 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 24 Nov 2024 12:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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