Assesses the contribution made by British avant-garde composer, Cornelius Cardew, to contemporary music. Includes interviews with Stockhausen and other composers, and extracts from Cardew's own works.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| MMaggie FordNarrator | Narrator |
| JJohn TilburySelf | Self |
 Karlheinz StockhausenSelf | Self |
| CChristian WolffSelf | Self |
| MMorton FeldmanSelf | Self |
| EEddie PrévostSelf | Self |
| IIan MitchellSelf | Self |
| SSheila KasabovaSelf | Self |
| AAlex BalanescuSelf - Performer | Self - Performer |
| MMiranda FullyloveSelf - Performer | Self - Performer |
| TTim MasonSelf - Performer | Self - Performer |
| EElizabeth PerrySelf - Performer | Self - Performer |
| KKeith RoweSelf - Performer | Self - Performer |
| RRohan de SaramSelf - Performer | Self - Performer |