It's a Wonderful Life

Witness History

BBC

History, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

In December 1946, the classic Christmas film "It's a Wonderful Life" had its premiere in Hollywood. Starring Jimmy Stewart, the movie's message of hope and redemption is loved by millions. Simon Watts talks to former child star, Karolyn Grimes, who played six-year-old Zuzu Bailey. The programme was first broadcast in 2015.

PHOTO: Karolyn Grimes with Jimmy Stewart in "It's a Wonderful Life" (Getty Images)

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0:00.0	Choosing what to watch night after night the flicking through the endless
0:06.8	searching is a nightmare we want to help you on our brand new podcast off the
0:11.8	telly we share what we've been watching
0:14.0	Cladie Aide.
0:16.0	Load to games, loads of fun, loads of screaming.
0:19.0	Lovely. Off the telly with me Joanna Paige.
0:21.0	And me, Natalie Cassidy, so your evenings can be a little less
0:24.9	searching and a lot more auction listen on BBC sounds.
0:30.9	Hello. Hello and thank you for downloading the podcast of Witness History from the BBC World Service.
0:40.0	Today we're finishing our week of stories from the world of film with the Christmas
0:45.2	Classic from 1946, Frank Capras, It's a Wonderful Life.
0:50.4	I'm Simon Watson in 2016, I spoke to one of the movies Child Stars about a film whose
0:56.6	message of hope and redemption is loved by millions. We are not.
1:10.0	a man with a role to my. Bell rings and I say,
1:14.0	teacher says,
1:15.0	every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.
1:19.0	And he says, that's right.
1:21.0	Look, daddy, teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.
1:30.0	That's right.
1:32.0	That's right. right.
1:33.6	How many times do you think you've been asked to say that?
1:36.5	Oh, maybe a thousand.
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