28-Dec-2010, 10:26 PM
About Jonathan Miller
Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller CBE (born 21 July 1934) is a British theatre and opera director, author, television presenter, humorist and sculptor.
Jonathan Miller's Wikipedia Page
2000s: Atheism and return to directing
In 2004, Miller wrote and presented a TV series on atheism entitled Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief (more commonly referred to as Jonathan Miller's Brief History of Disbelief) for BBC Four, exploring the roots of his own atheism and investigating the history of atheism in the world. Individual conversations, debates and discussions for the series that could not be included due to time constraints were aired in a six-part series entitled The Atheism Tapes. He also appeared on a BBC Two programme in February 2004, called What the World Thinks of God appearing from New York. The original three-part series was slated to air on Public Television in the United States, starting May 4, 2007, cosponsored by the American Ethical Union, American Humanist Association, Center for Inquiry, the HKH Foundation, and the Institute for Humanist Studies.
In 2007, Miller directed The Cherry Orchard at The Crucible, Sheffield, his first work on the British stage for ten years. He also directed Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in Manchester and Bristol, and Der Rosenkavalier in Tokyo and gave talks throughout Britain during 2007 called An Audience with Jonathan Miller in which he spoke about his life for an hour and then fielded questions from the audience. He also curated an exhibition on camouflage at the Imperial War Museum. He has appeared at the Royal Society of the Arts in London discussing humour (4 July 2007) and at the British Library on religion (3 September 2007).
In January 2009, after a break of twelve years, Miller returned to the English National Opera to direct his own production of La Bohème, notable for its 1930s setting. This same production will run at the Cincinnati Opera in July 2010, also directed by Miller.
Miller lives in Camden, North London.[citation needed]
On 15 September 2010, Miller, along with 54 other public figures, signed an open letter published in The Guardian, stating their opposition to Pope Benedict XVI's state visit to the UK.
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Atheism: Jonathan Miller's Brief History of Disbelief - Shadows of Doubt (Part 1)
[video=googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2250104590805018608#[/video]
Atheism: Jonathan Miller - A Brief History of Disbelief - Noughts and Crosses (Part II)
[video=googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3162184064060187674#[/video]
Atheism: Jonathan Miller - A Brief History of Disbelief - The Final Hour (Part III)
[video=googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=502247489673453933#[/video]
Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller CBE (born 21 July 1934) is a British theatre and opera director, author, television presenter, humorist and sculptor.
Jonathan Miller's Wikipedia Page
2000s: Atheism and return to directing
In 2004, Miller wrote and presented a TV series on atheism entitled Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief (more commonly referred to as Jonathan Miller's Brief History of Disbelief) for BBC Four, exploring the roots of his own atheism and investigating the history of atheism in the world. Individual conversations, debates and discussions for the series that could not be included due to time constraints were aired in a six-part series entitled The Atheism Tapes. He also appeared on a BBC Two programme in February 2004, called What the World Thinks of God appearing from New York. The original three-part series was slated to air on Public Television in the United States, starting May 4, 2007, cosponsored by the American Ethical Union, American Humanist Association, Center for Inquiry, the HKH Foundation, and the Institute for Humanist Studies.
In 2007, Miller directed The Cherry Orchard at The Crucible, Sheffield, his first work on the British stage for ten years. He also directed Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in Manchester and Bristol, and Der Rosenkavalier in Tokyo and gave talks throughout Britain during 2007 called An Audience with Jonathan Miller in which he spoke about his life for an hour and then fielded questions from the audience. He also curated an exhibition on camouflage at the Imperial War Museum. He has appeared at the Royal Society of the Arts in London discussing humour (4 July 2007) and at the British Library on religion (3 September 2007).
In January 2009, after a break of twelve years, Miller returned to the English National Opera to direct his own production of La Bohème, notable for its 1930s setting. This same production will run at the Cincinnati Opera in July 2010, also directed by Miller.
Miller lives in Camden, North London.[citation needed]
On 15 September 2010, Miller, along with 54 other public figures, signed an open letter published in The Guardian, stating their opposition to Pope Benedict XVI's state visit to the UK.
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Atheism: Jonathan Miller's Brief History of Disbelief - Shadows of Doubt (Part 1)
[video=googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2250104590805018608#[/video]
Atheism: Jonathan Miller - A Brief History of Disbelief - Noughts and Crosses (Part II)
[video=googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3162184064060187674#[/video]
Atheism: Jonathan Miller - A Brief History of Disbelief - The Final Hour (Part III)
[video=googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=502247489673453933#[/video]
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