Tempo (Season 6)

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.

  • Poster for A Guided Tour of Zero Mostel

    A Guided Tour of Zero Mostel (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1966-01-23

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: An interview with actor/comedian Zero Mostel on the set of 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'.

  • Poster for Entertainers: Theatre

    Entertainers: Theatre (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1966-01-31

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for You've Got a Nerve

    You've Got a Nerve (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1966-02-13

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The evolution of London's community of street musicians.

  • Poster for Entertainers: Comedians

    Entertainers: Comedians (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1966-02-21

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Entertainers: Jazz

    Entertainers: Jazz (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1966-03-06

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: A profile of jazz musician Duke Ellington.

  • Poster for Tativille

    Tativille (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1966-05-08

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: An interview with French comedian and director Jacques Tati on the set of his latest film 'Playtime'.

  • Poster for Blood, Sweat & Champagne

    Blood, Sweat & Champagne (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1966-05-22

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Jazz in Wonderland

    Jazz in Wonderland (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1966-05-30

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: At EMI Studios in London, Tempo films the pianist Stan Tracey as he works on a new jazz suite interpretation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.

  • Poster for The Offenders

    The Offenders (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1966-06-05

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: A look at satirical magazines 'Krokodil' (USSR), 'Le Canard Enchaine' (France) and 'Private Eye' (UK).

  • Poster for The Image Wizards

    The Image Wizards (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1966-06-19

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Awards presented by the Design and Art Directors Association.

  • Poster for Bauhaus

    Bauhaus (Episode 11)

    Air date: 1966-07-03

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

    The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Episode 12)

    Air date: 1966-10-23

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Sound

    Sound (Episode 13)

    Air date: 1966-10-30

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: "Is music just a sound? Is a truck passing by music? Are sounds just sounds or are they Beethoven? Is there such a thing as silence?" John Cage, composer.

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