Author, broadcaster, director and producer. First Head of Music and Arts for BBC Television 1965-1967. Resumed the position again from 1975-1981 after an eight year absence in commercial television as a founder-member of London Weekend Television. For his work as a director, he has won four Emmy Awards, two British Academy Awards and as a presenter received the Royal Television Society Silver medal and Sony Gold Award.
Humphrey Burton has 98 screen credits in a career dating back to 1959. Signature works include Boris Godunov, Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde, Pelléas and Mélisande. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
