Lowry: The Unheard Tapes

Lowry: The Unheard Tapes (2026)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2026-02-25
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Production Company: BBC
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Peter Sweasey

Summary

50 years after L.S. Lowry’s death, this landmark documentary will bring to light a newly discovered treasure trove of unheard audio tapes recorded with the artist during the final four years of his life. From the comfort of his own living room and inner sanctuary, we’ll hear from Lowry himself, his real voice lip-synced by one of our greatest actors. Taking us from the beginning of his life to the very end, he will reveal the formative memories and experiences that shaped him as an artist, and as a person. This immersive documentary will foreground the touching, charming exchange between the enigmatic Lowry and his often surprising interviewer, a young researcher called Angela. But Lowry’s personal narrative also tells a bigger story, of a seismically changing Greater Manchester, where he lived, worked and painted so prolifically.

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Directing Peter Sweasey Director
Production Morgana Pugh Executive Producer
Production Hannah Mirsky Producer
Crew Suzy Klein Commissioning Editor
Crew Mark Bell Commissioning Editor

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