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Talk Is Cheap

What is a chat show - a forum for stimulating conversation and the exchange of ideas, or just an economical way of filling the airwaves? Gus Macdonald becomes host for an evening and invites his guests Russell Harty, David Frost and Kenneth Williams to discourse on the art of the chat show. Simon Dee talks about the legendary moment when he was given his own chat show and Jackie Collins sets off on the long promotional haul, knocking off one chat show after another. And Quentin Crisp and Malcolm Muggeridge consider why we should want to watch strangers talking on television.

English
  • Originally Aired April 10, 1987
  • Runtime 90 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
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Name Type Role
Kate Meynell Director