ITV's seminal arts programme, Tempo ran for eight years through a decade which saw a creative explosion within all aspects of the performing arts. Its fluid style of presentation allowed an almost open-ended remit, enabling it to cover subjects as diverse as cinema, music, dance, photography, writing – and much more besides. At a time when television was being criticised for dumbing down, Tempo – more than any other series – showed that ITV could indeed go highbrow whilst still remaining populist – a philosophy and outlook that was to continue into the 1970s and beyond with its successors Aquarius and The South Bank Show.
Tempo (Season 3)
Annie Ross (Episode 1)
Air date: 1963-01-27
Runtime: 30 min
Art from Australia (Episode 2)
Air date: 1963-02-10
Runtime: 30 min
Lions Led by Donkeys (Episode 3)
Air date: 1963-04-21
Runtime: 30 min
Dark Descent (Episode 4)
Air date: 1963-09-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: An attempt to explore the television technique in relation to modern ballet.
The Mark of Feae (Episode 5)
Air date: 1963-10-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: How artists bring terror into their pictures.
The Life I Sing About (Episode 6)
Air date: 1963-10-27
Runtime: 30 min
The Saltire in the Wind (Episode 7)
Air date: 1963-12-01
Runtime: 30 min
Carols Mean Christmas (Episode 8)
Air date: 1963-12-22
Runtime: 30 min
Seasons
Episodes 2
Episodes 10
Episodes 8
Episodes 20
Episodes 14
Episodes 13
Episodes 16