A very young looking Frank Sinatra appears on television for the first time on May 27, 1950, trading jokes and barbs with Bob Hope on the latter’s television show. Already well established as a singer, Sinatra made his presence known in Hollywood when he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1953 for his role in From Here to Eternity.

Clive James interviews Sinatra about his love for singing and the video shows clips from opening acts and a song from Sinatra who is called the “most famous man in the world.” In 1988, Frank Sinatra travels to Australia to perform at the Sanctuary Cove concert, 14 years after he vows never to return to that country because of negative comments about him in the press.