A long-running ITV arts and culture series that aired from 1961 to 1968, Tempo was a landmark British television programme dedicated to the performing and visual arts. With a flexible magazine format and an open editorial remit, the series explored cinema, music, dance, photography, literature, theatre, and contemporary cultural life. Combining intellectual ambition with accessible presentation, Tempo established a model for serious arts broadcasting on commercial television and laid the groundwork for later landmark programmes such as Aquarius and The South Bank Show.
Tempo (Season 2)
The Artist in France (Episode 1)
Air date: 1962-02-04
Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2 (Episode 2)
Air date: 1962-03-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A look at modern architecture in Britain including interviews with the critic Iain Nairn and the architects Frederick Gibberd and Hubert Bennett.
The Artist at Work (Episode 3)
Air date: 1962-04-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Tempo visits France for a film about the abstract artist Graham Sutherland who is seen at work in his studio.
The Negro Spiritual (Episode 4)
Air date: 1962-10-07
Runtime: 30 min
Analysis of the Hero (Episode 5)
Air date: 1962-10-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The author of the James Bond books, Ian Fleming, talks to Dan Farson.
The New Glossy Magazines (Episode 6)
Air date: 1962-10-21
Runtime: 30 min
The Spoof Prima Donna (Episode 7)
Air date: 1962-10-28
Runtime: 30 min
The Man with the Moon (Episode 8)
Air date: 1962-11-11
Runtime: 30 min
A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose – But Is It Art? (Episode 9)
Air date: 1962-11-25
Runtime: 30 min
Choreography: The Art of Norman Morrice (Episode 10)
Air date: 1962-12-16
Runtime: 30 min
Seasons
Episodes 2
Episodes 10
Episodes 8
Episodes 20
Episodes 14
Episodes 13
Episodes 16