Monitor
tv show
183 total episodes
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8 seasons
First Aired February 02, 1958
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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 27 - 0h 0m
Air Date
August 13, 1961
Overview
A selection from the films shown in Monitor over the past two years. In this edition: Katina Paxinou in Athens The great tragic actress performing in the ancient Greek amphitheatre and interviewed with her husband Alexis Minotis actor and leading Greek producer. 'Her exposition of the magic of her craft was both electrifying and illuminating'. (Time and Tide) and Gerard Hoffnung A glimpse at the fantasy world of the musical cartoonist. 'A brilliant exploitation of the camera's capacity to give static objects the dimension of music. Hoffnung's musical instruments danced about the screen...' (Western Mail) Programme edited and introduced by Huw Wheldon.