Monitor
tv show
183 total episodes
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8 seasons
First Aired February 02, 1958
Genres:
Overview
Monitor was a BBC arts programme that was launched on 2 February 1958 and ran until 1965. Huw Wheldon was the first editor from 1958 to 1965. He was also the principal interviewer and anchor. Wheldon set about moulding a team of talents, including John Schlesinger, Ken Russell, Patrick Garland, David Jones, Humphrey Burton, John Berger, Peter Newington, Melvyn Bragg, Nancy Thomas and Alan Tyrer. Monitor ranged in subject over all the arts. Wheldon's Monitor lasted until he had "interviewed everyone I am interested in interviewing", and he was succeeded by Jonathan Miller for the series' last season.
Monitor: Summer Film Season
Season 4 - Episode 25 - 0h 0m
Air Date
July 30, 1961
Overview
A selection from the films shown in Monitor over the past two years. In this edition: Henry Moore Sculptor at home and in his studio. 'At their best-the recent Henry Moore film, for instance-they can really seem to reveal something new about an artist and his psychology'. (Sight and Sound) and The Miners' Picnic A brass band carnival filmed at Bedlington in Northumberland. '...delightful, with only a scarcely perceptible touch of tongue-in-cheek satire'. (New Statesman) Programme edited and introduced by Huw Wheldon.