While we are on the subject of Richard Burton, here is a fascinating interview from with Burton and an unnamed, but perfectly cast, broadcaster on the subject of a new technology that will allow stage plays to be recorded, i.e. filmed in real time. It is interesting to hear someone from the 1960s speculate on what effect recording technology will have on the arts.

What makes this clip brilliant, in my book, is the response Burton gives to the question asked at 1:42, "will the person watching get the immediacy of the live Broadway production?"


(link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLQDW4ZqckQ)