Tempo (Season 4)

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.

  • Poster for Mods and Rockers

    Mods and Rockers (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1964-03-08

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Mods and Rockers is a dance created by Peter Darrell for the Western Theatre Ballet based on the music of the Beatles.

  • Poster for A Dialogue of Actors

    A Dialogue of Actors (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1964-03-22

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Postscript to the Ballet

    Postscript to the Ballet (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1964-04-05

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for A Wind of Change: The Art of Franco Zeffirelli

    A Wind of Change: The Art of Franco Zeffirelli (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1964-04-12

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for A Vision of England

    A Vision of England (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1964-05-03

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The Great Shakespeare Exhibition at Stratford-upon-Avon takes you back to 23 April 1564, the day of the poet's birth.

  • Poster for The Mime of Jacques Lecoq

    The Mime of Jacques Lecoq (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1964-05-24

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Christopher Marlowe Murder Mystery

    The Christopher Marlowe Murder Mystery (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1964-05-31

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Crime to Remember

    Crime to Remember (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1946-06-14

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Songs, recitations, and Victorian melodrama are used for a series of vignettes on aspects of crime. From the righteous to the romantic and ultimately, the repellent.

  • Poster for Ice Shows

    Ice Shows (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1964-07-12

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Odetta

    Odetta (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1964-07-19

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: A profile of the American blues singer Odetta.

  • Poster for Some of These Days

    Some of These Days (Episode 11)

    Air date: 1964-08-16

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: A profile on Russian-American singer Sophie Tucker.

  • Poster for Two-Handers

    Two-Handers (Episode 12)

    Air date: 1964-08-23

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for A Star of India

    A Star of India (Episode 13)

    Air date: 1964-08-30

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Prince Maker

    The Prince Maker (Episode 14)

    Air date: 1964-09-13

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for More Minim

    More Minim (Episode 15)

    Air date: 1964-09-20

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The South African cast of the 'Wait a Minim' theatre show bring their sparkle and zest for life to the small screen.

  • Poster for The Making of a Musical

    The Making of a Musical (Episode 16)

    Air date: 1964-10-10

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: A behind the scenes look at a production of the musical Maggie May.

  • Poster for The Music Ladder

    The Music Ladder (Episode 17)

    Air date: 1964-11-14

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for A Man of Runnymede

    A Man of Runnymede (Episode 18)

    Air date: 1963-11-22

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Looking back on the past year since John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

  • Poster for The Blues Came Walkin': Part 1

    The Blues Came Walkin': Part 1 (Episode 19)

    Air date: 1964-12-06

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Blues Came Walkin': Part 2

    The Blues Came Walkin': Part 2 (Episode 20)

    Air date: 1964-12-13

    Runtime: 30 min

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