Tempo(1961)
Overview
ITV's seminal arts programme, Tempo ran for eight years through a decade which saw a creative explosion within all aspects of the performing arts. Its fluid style of presentation allowed an almost open-ended remit, enabling it to cover subjects as diverse as cinema, music, dance, photography, writing – and much more besides. At a time when television was being criticised for dumbing down, Tempo – more than any other series – showed that ITV could indeed go highbrow whilst still remaining populist – a philosophy and outlook that was to continue into the 1970s and beyond with its successors Aquarius and The South Bank Show.
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No imageSeason 1
2 episodes • 1961
Season 1
2 episodes • 1961
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Oct 15, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Art of Bullfighting/The Death of Fiction | Nov 26, 1961 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 2
10 episodes • 1962
Season 2
10 episodes • 1962
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Artist in France | Feb 4, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Mar 25, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Artist at Work | Apr 8, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Negro Spiritual | Oct 7, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Analysis of the Hero | Oct 14, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The New Glossy Magazines | Oct 21, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Spoof Prima Donna | Oct 28, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Man with the Moon | Nov 11, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 9 | A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose – But Is It Art? | Nov 25, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Choreography: The Art of Norman Morrice | Dec 16, 1962 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 3
8 episodes • 1963
Season 3
8 episodes • 1963
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annie Ross | Jan 27, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Art from Australia | Feb 10, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Lions Led by Donkeys | Apr 21, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Dark Descent | Sep 29, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Mark of Feae | Oct 20, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Life I Sing About | Oct 27, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Saltire in the Wind | Dec 1, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Carols Mean Christmas | Dec 22, 1963 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 4
20 episodes • 1964
Season 4
20 episodes • 1964
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mods and Rockers | Mar 8, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Dialogue of Actors | Mar 22, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Postscript to the Ballet | Apr 5, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 4 | A Wind of Change: The Art of Franco Zeffirelli | Apr 12, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Vision of England | May 3, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Mime of Jacques Lecoq | May 24, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Christopher Marlowe Murder Mystery | May 31, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Crime to Remember | Jun 14, 1946 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ice Shows | Jul 12, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Odetta | Jul 19, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Some of These Days | Aug 16, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Two-Handers | Aug 23, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 13 | A Star of India | Aug 30, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Prince Maker | Sep 13, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 15 | More Minim | Sep 20, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Making of a Musical | Oct 10, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Music Ladder | Nov 14, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 18 | A Man of Runnymede | Nov 22, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Blues Came Walkin': Part 1 | Dec 6, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Blues Came Walkin': Part 2 | Dec 13, 1964 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 5
14 episodes • 1965
Season 5
14 episodes • 1965
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Look Back at Tomorrow | Apr 4, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Lee Strasberg | May 28, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Boss Guitar | Jun 6, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Knack | Jun 11, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Successful Failure | Jul 18, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Title Makers | Jul 25, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Profile No. 1: Harold Pinter | Oct 3, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Profile No. 2: Jean-Luc Godard | Oct 10, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Profile No. 3: Michael Tippett | Oct 17, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Profile No. 4: Charles Eames | Oct 24, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Profile No. 5: Alain Robbe-Grillet | Oct 31, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Profile No. 6: Orson Welles | Nov 7, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 13 | A Tale of Two Talents | Nov 14, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Profile No. 7: André Courrèges | Nov 21, 1965 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 6
13 episodes • 1966
Season 6
13 episodes • 1966
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Guided Tour of Zero Mostel | Jan 23, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Entertainers: Theatre | Jan 31, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 3 | You've Got a Nerve | Feb 13, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Entertainers: Comedians | Feb 21, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Entertainers: Jazz | Mar 6, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Tativille | May 8, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Blood, Sweat & Champagne | May 22, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Jazz in Wonderland | May 30, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Offenders | Jun 5, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Image Wizards | Jun 19, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Bauhaus | Jul 3, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | Oct 23, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Sound | Oct 30, 1966 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 7
16 episodes • 1967
Season 7
16 episodes • 1967
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information | Jan 1, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Nostalgia | Jan 8, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Take a Simple Action and Look at It | Feb 12, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Performer and Composer: Daniel Barenboim on Beethoven | Aug 6, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Performer and Composer: George Malcolm on Scarlatti | Aug 13, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Performer and Composer: Gervase de Peyer on Brahms | Aug 20, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Performer and Composer: Vlado Perlemuter on Ravel | Sep 24, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Performer and Composer: Janet Baker on Schumann | Oct 8, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Contemporary Drama: Waiting for Godot | Dec 17, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Actor and the Role: Irene Worth | Mar 3, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Actor and the Role: Edith Evans | Mar 17, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Actor and the Role: Donald Pleasence | Mar 31, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Actor and the Role: Sybil Thorndike | Apr 7, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Actor and the Role: Michael Hordern | Apr 14, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Actor and the Role: Diane Cilento – Miss Julie | Jun 3, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Expendability | Jun 24, 1968 | 0.0 |
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