Mike Hodges
Director
Tempo (1961)
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.
Released Oct. 15, 1961
Episode 42 min
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S6E1 - A Guided Tour of Zero Mostel
An interview with actor/comedian Zero Mostel on the set of 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'.
Jan. 23, 1966, midnight
S6E2 - Entertainers: Theatre
None
Jan. 31, 1966, midnight
S6E3 - You've Got a Nerve
The evolution of London's community of street musicians.
Feb. 13, 1966, midnight
S6E4 - Entertainers: Comedians
None
Feb. 21, 1966, midnight
S6E5 - Entertainers: Jazz
A profile of jazz musician Duke Ellington.
March 6, 1966, midnight
S6E6 - Tativille
An interview with French comedian and director Jacques Tati on the set of his latest film 'Playtime'.
May 8, 1966, midnight
S6E7 - Blood, Sweat & Champagne
None
May 22, 1966, midnight
S6E8 - Jazz in Wonderland
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.
May 30, 1966, midnight
S6E9 - The Offenders
A look at satirical magazines 'Krokodil' (USSR), 'Le Canard Enchaine' (France) and 'Private Eye' (UK).
June 5, 1966, midnight
S6E10 - The Image Wizards
Awards presented by the Design and Art Directors Association.
June 19, 1966, midnight
S6E11 - Bauhaus
None
July 3, 1966, midnight
S6E12 - The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
None
Oct. 23, 1966, midnight
S6E13 - Sound
"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.
Oct. 30, 1966, midnight
ITV1
42 min/ep
30 min
Oct. 15, 1961
June 24, 1968, midnight
Ended
NR
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