BBC4 - James Ravilious

 

BBC 4, 'Genius of Photography' season. Narrated by Alan Bennett. Banyak Films, Co-Produced by Peter West. Music edit version. 


One of Britain's greatest yet unknown postwar documentary photographers dedicated his art to a rural English world in steady decline. This film returns to key characters photographed by James Ravilious unfolding different aspects of the man and offering a nostalgia-free reflection on how life has changed. The Observer TV Guide 'Pick of the Day'.