At the Haunted End of the Day

A documentary by Tony Palmer on English composer Sir William Walton 19021983 made shortly before his death The film includes the only fulllength interview ever recorded with Walton Filmed at his home on Ischia and in Oxford London Oldham it includes contributions from Laurence Olivier Sacheverell Sitwell and Lady Susana Walton Specially performed extracts of his music are conducted by Simon Rattle in his first substantial contribution to television when he was in his early 20s with Simon Preston Julian Bream Yvonne Kenny Yehudi Menuhin Iona Brown John ShirleyQuirk Elgar Howarth Ralph Kirshbaum the Philharmonia Orchestra the Grimethorpe Colliery Band Christ Church Cathedral Choir Oxford Los Paraguayos