Performance.

Some of the best of British entertainment from an independent producer and from another era.

The Monologues

Comic and dramatic monologues

Transmitted as a mini-series 'The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog', some rare performances of star artists unseen for almost 40 years.

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Macready!

A celebration of the actor, adapted for TV

The great Edwardian actor William Charles Macready 1793-1873 written and played by Frank Barrie, recorded in front of a live audience at the Fortune theatre.

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Crossing Bridges

 Jazz On Four - 'free-improv.' with the guitar

Six renown guitarists in search of a sound and proving that experimentation and a sense of humour are not incompatible, hence the title to the show.

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Max Miller

One-man stage shows adapted for TV

'Here's  a Funny Thing' - the life and career of Max Miller starring John Bardon, written by R.W. Shakespeare.  Recorded at the Fortune Theatre.

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Hoarded Dreams

Contemporary jazz and improvisation

Documentary about jazz composer Graham Collier and a commissioned  improvised work for the Bracknell Jazz Festival 1983.

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Top Cs & Tiaras

Celebrating the world of operetta

Two specials shot on location followed by the main Sunday night series recorded at a stately home, plus a second follow-on series in studio.

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Produced for Channel 4

These and other programmes made by The Bright Thoughts Company are available for UK licensing by Channel 4 TV.

Bright Thoughts Company Productions

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Rather too many boomers (and apparently there are 14 million of us in Britain) find there is less and less for us to enjoy and profit from in the current world of arts and entertainment, because those producing the content no longer speak our language" - Simon Heffer, The Telegraph, 14 November 2021