Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore

In 1963, flamboyant, eccentric English theatre critic Kenneth Tynan is made 'literary manager' of London's National Theatre. His views on censorship (can't stand it) and sexuality (as much of it onstage as possible) set him on a collision course with the Nt's Chair, Sir Oliver Lyttelton. Tynan has a friend and ally in the Governor, Laurence Olivier, but cannot always count on the older, more conventional man's support. Demoted after becoming the first person to drop the F-bomb on British TV, Tynan struggles to stage his 'erotic entertainment' Oh Calcutta in the face of opposition from friends, family and colleagues, and in spite of his own deteriorating health.\u2014Peter Brynmor Roberts

Released2005
Rating7.0
GenreBiography
Runtime73