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Humphrey Burton

DirectingBorn: March 21, 1931in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UKDied: December 17, 2025

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.

How the BBC Began

How the BBC Began

2022Documentary

as Self

The Opera House

The Opera House

2017Documentary

as Self - BBC Arts Reporter

Karajan's Magic and Myth

2014Documentary

as Self

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

2009Documentary

as Self (archival footage)

Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen

Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen

2008Documentary

as Self

Glenn Gould: Hereafter

Glenn Gould: Hereafter

as Self

La Stupenda

La Stupenda

as Self

Marevna and Marika

1978Documentary

as Himself

BBC Young Musician

BBC Young Musician

as Self - Host

The Story of Pantomime

The Story of Pantomime

as Self

New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By

New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By

1976Documentary

as Presenter

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

1976Documentary

as Self - Host

Elton John: Mr. Superfunk

Elton John: Mr. Superfunk

1971Documentary

as Self

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967Documentary

as Self - Presenter

Conversations with Glenn Gould

Conversations with Glenn Gould

as Interviewer

The Golden Ring

The Golden Ring

1965Documentary

as Himself - Narrator

Gordon Jacob

Gordon Jacob

as Commentator