George Plimpton

Thomas Pynchon is a best-selling American novelist, who, unlike the vast majority of his peers, has eschewed the limelight with near-fanatical ...

Outspokenly critical writing teacher allows his criticism to extend to his everyday life and soon learns why that is not a good idea. While the ...

A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong ...

A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.

It’s 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of ...

Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. The Donner Party’s ...

Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all ...

Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally ...

New York advertising executive Morris Codman seems to have it all – lots of talent and a beautiful girlfriend, Debbie. When he loses his ...

George Plimpton takes us through some of the more unsual programming from around the world. Highlights include Japan’s ‘Screaming ...

After his rich father refuses to pay his debt, compulsive gambler Lawrence Bourne III joins the Peace Corps to evade angry creditors. In ...

In his book “1984”, George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the ...