Arrival: 6.30pm
Screening and Q&A: 6.45pm - 8.20pm
Synopsis
To celebrate the centenary of the birth of Welsh icon Richard Burton, BBC documentary Richard Burton - Wild Genius looks through a new lens at the miner’s son from Wales who, against the odds, became one of greatest actors of his generation.
Tracing his extraordinary journey from poverty and loss to acclaim, fame and fortune beyond his wildest dreams, and delving into a tumultuous personal life that would captivate the world – including his affair with co-star Elizabeth Taylor and their two-time marriage - to his chronic addiction to alcohol.
With exclusive access to the Burton family, including interviews with widow Sally Burton and daughter Kate Burton, the production was granted the use of private home movie recordings, photographs and letters, some of which are being broadcast for the very first time. The documentary has also gained exclusive rights to Richard Burton’s personal diaries, which will be read by Welsh actor Matthew Rhys, alongside insights from Michael Sheen, Iwan Rheon, Sian Phillips and former co-stars Gabriel Byrne and Claire Bloom.
Cyrraedd : 6.30yh
Sgrinio a Holi ac Ateb: 6.45yh - 8.20yh
Crynodeb:
I ddathlu canmlwyddiant geni’r eicon Cymreig Richard Burton, mae rhaglen ddogfen BBC Richard Burton - Wild Genius yn edrych drwy lens newydd ar fab y glöwr o Gymru a ddaeth, yn erbyn y ffactorau, yn un o actorion gorau ei genhedlaeth.
Gan ei ddilyn ar ei daith ryfeddol o dlodi a cholled tuag at glod ac enwogrwydd anhygoel, ac ymchwilio i’w fywyd personol cythryblus a fyddai’n taro swyn ar y byd – gan gynnwys ei berthynas â’i gyd-seren Elizabeth Taylor a’u dwy briodas – i’w alcoholiaeth parhaol.
Gydag ymddangosiadau gan rai o deulu Burton, gan gynnwys cyfweliadau gyda'i weddw Sally Burton a'i ferch Kate Burton, cafodd y cynhyrchiad ganiatad i ddefnyddio ffilmiau cartref preifat, lluniau a llythyrau, gyda rhai ohonynt yn cael eu darlledu am y tro cyntaf erioed. Mae'r rhaglen ddogfen hefyd wedi cael mynediad unigryw at ddyddiaduron personol Richard Burton, a ddarllenir gan yr actor Cymreig Matthew Rhys, ochr yn ochr â chyfweliadau gan Michael Sheen, Iwan Rheon, Sian Phillips, Gabriel Byrne a Claire Bloom.
