Face to Face
Season 1
1959 • 18 Episodes
Episodes
1. Lord Birkett
February 4, 1959
No overview available.
2. Bertrand Russell
March 4, 1959
Philosopher Bertrand Russell is the second guest on the series, beginning the interview by reading from a fictitious obituary he'd written for himself. Among the topics discussed are guilt, sex, money, childhood, prison and loss of faith.
3. Dame Edith Sitwell
May 6, 1959
John Freeman interviews the first of just two female guests in the series - poet Dame Edith Sitwell. The Dame discusses her unhappy childhood, her working relationship with Dylan Thomas, and her unexpected diversion into Hollywood.
4. Lord Boothby
May 27, 1959
No overview available.
5. Nubar Gulbenkian
July 15, 1959
No overview available.
6. Adlai E. Stevenson
July 22, 1959
Adlai Stevenson relives his early life in journalism and law, and discusses losing two Presidential elections to Dwight Eisenhower. Among his other reflections are how others see him, and how he sees himself.
7. John Huston
September 1, 1959
A cigar-puffing John Huston discusses his directing career, his desire to make films under the United Nations, his relationship with his father and fighting with Errol Flynn.
8. Professor Jung
October 22, 1959
John Freeman interviews Carl Jung at his Zürich home, asking the psychologist questions about consciousness, his friendship with Freud, his thoughts on death, and his own self-analysis.
9. Lord Morrison of Lambeth
December 18, 1959
No overview available.
10. His Majesty King Hussein of Jordan
January 1, 1960
No overview available.
11. Lord Shawcross Q.C.
January 10, 1960
No overview available.
12. Tony Hancock
February 7, 1960
Tony Hancock engages in self reflection, looking back at his childhood, his need to work, his health issues, and whether he could ever truly be happy.
13. Henry Moore
February 21, 1960
No overview available.
14. Dr. Hastings Banda
April 22, 1960
No overview available.
15. Augustus John
May 15, 1960
No overview available.
16. Sir Roy Welensky
May 29, 1960
No overview available.
17. Stirling Moss
June 12, 1960
Racing driver Stirling Moss is called upon to ponder his career. Customary for the series, the questions go deeper than usual interviews: Does he think about mortality? Does he feel close to God? What about the breakdown of his marriage?
18. Evelyn Waugh
June 26, 1960
Evelyn Waugh takes part in the series due to what he claims is "poverty", and that "everyone thinks ill of the BBC". Among the topics under discussion are religion, truth in fiction, and Waugh's own periods of mental illness.