Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Blackmail’ with the BBC SSO

Not everyone knows it, but before wowing Hollywood with birds, psychos and rear windows, Alfred Hitchcock was an acclaimed director of silent films on British shores. 'Blackmail' is considered one of his silent masterpieces, a typically tense tale of rape, murder and - yes - blackmail. See it inside the grand City Halls with full orchestral accompaniment from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.