Charlie Chaplin - S3.E2

Join Mark as he charts Chaplin’s course through 20th century history, how through the initial success of the Little Tramp character he managed to negotiate the right to direct his own films and how this character came to be seen as a symbol of resistance to the regimented rules of modern society. He transformed the way comedy films were made, taking control of every aspect of the production process; he taught himself to read music so he could write his own film scores; he even insisted on having a pool of 21 trained studio dogs, all of whom were well versed in the art of comic timing...