Tempo

The Artist in France

Episode 2

A look at modern architecture in Britain including interviews with the critic Iain Nairn and the architects Frederick Gi

The Artist at Work

Tempo visits France for a film about the abstract artist Graham Sutherland who is seen at work in his studio.

The Negro Spiritual

Analysis of the Hero

The author of the James Bond books, Ian Fleming, talks to Dan Farson.

The New Glossy Magazines

The Spoof Prima Donna

The Man with the Moon

A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose – But Is It Art?

Choreography: The Art of Norman Morrice

Annie Ross

Art from Australia

Lions Led by Donkeys

Dark Descent

An attempt to explore the television technique in relation to modern ballet.

The Mark of Feae

How artists bring terror into their pictures.

The Life I Sing About

The Saltire in the Wind

Carols Mean Christmas

Mods and Rockers

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

A Dialogue of Actors

Postscript to the Ballet

A Wind of Change: The Art of Franco Zeffirelli

A Vision of England

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

The Mime of Jacques Lecoq

The Christopher Marlowe Murder Mystery

Crime to Remember

Songs, recitations, and Victorian melodrama are used for a series of vignettes on aspects of crime. From the righteous t

Ice Shows

Odetta

A profile of the American blues singer Odetta.

Some of These Days

A profile on Russian-American singer Sophie Tucker.

Two-Handers

A Star of India

The Prince Maker

More Minim

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

The Making of a Musical

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

The Music Ladder

A Man of Runnymede

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

The Blues Came Walkin': Part 1

The Blues Came Walkin': Part 2

Look Back at Tomorrow

Lee Strasberg

Boss Guitar

The Knack

Successful Failure

The Title Makers

Tempo visits the booming film title making industry, where some have said that the titles are now a lot more interesting

Profile No. 1: Harold Pinter

Playwright Harold Pinter talks about his background and influences in a documentary that also includes extracts from The

Profile No. 2: Jean-Luc Godard

Profile No. 3: Michael Tippett

Profile No. 4: Charles Eames

Profile No. 5: Alain Robbe-Grillet

Profile No. 6: Orson Welles

A Tale of Two Talents

Contrasting the professional life of Welsh pop singer Tom Jones who shot to fame last year with Canadian-born modern bal

Profile No. 7: André Courrèges

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'.

Entertainers: Theatre

You've Got a Nerve

The evolution of London's community of street musicians.

Entertainers: Comedians

Entertainers: Jazz

A profile of jazz musician Duke Ellington.

Tativille

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

Blood, Sweat & Champagne

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 Ca

The Offenders

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

The Image Wizards

Awards presented by the Design and Art Directors Association.

Bauhaus

The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

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

Information

The old idea of a fixed, unchanging world has been thrown out. In today's world of information, can the artist provide a

Nostalgia

Nostalgia is.. Good..? Bad..? Is life today too hectic and rushed? Does nostalgia close one's eye to the present?

Take a Simple Action and Look at It

An attempt to explain and visualise the experience of a person undergoing an LSD trip. The film uses repetition and chan

Performer and Composer: Daniel Barenboim on Beethoven

Performer and Composer: George Malcolm on Scarlatti

Performer and Composer: Gervase de Peyer on Brahms

Performer and Composer: Vlado Perlemuter on Ravel

Performer and Composer: Janet Baker on Schumann

Contemporary Drama: Waiting for Godot

The Actor and the Role: Irene Worth

The Actor and the Role: Edith Evans

The Actor and the Role: Donald Pleasence

The Actor and the Role: Sybil Thorndike

The Actor and the Role: Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern stars as the exiled Prospero, who lives on a desolate island with his daughter Miranda. When his usurpin

The Actor and the Role: Diane Cilento – Miss Julie

Expendability

A discussion on expendability.