On 18 August 1986, Bob Dylan held a press conference at the National Film Theatre in London. Promoting his latest acting venture, Hearts of Fire, Dylan shared a stage with director Richard Marquand, producer Iain Smith, and fellow cast members Fiona Flanagan and Rupert Everett. In a remarkably long interview, the usually-reticent Dylan answered questions on a range of subjects including how he came to be involved in the film, why he wasn't writing funny songs about Ronald Reagan, the timeless power of The Times They Are a Changin', and moving on from his work in the 1960s.

Only three minutes of the Hearts of Fire press conference footage made it into ITN's bulletin on the day of recording. The original rushes of the interview were recently recovered and digitised by the ITN Archive team, and are being shared publicly here for the first time.

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