An arts magazine programme for ITV, presented by Humphrey Burton. Originally a fortnightly series, it became weekly, while later editions were presented by Peter Hall.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 6 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
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Humphrey Burton | ... |
Self - Presenter
(179 episodes, 1970-1975)
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Peter Hall | ... |
Self - Presenter
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(49 episodes, 1970-1977)
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Russell Harty | ... |
Self
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(13 episodes, 1971-1977)
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Leonard Bernstein | ... |
Self
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(9 episodes, 1970-1974)
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Artur Rubinstein | ... |
Self
(7 episodes, 1973-1977)
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John Wells | ... |
Self
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(6 episodes, 1970-1972)
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John Betjeman | ... |
Self
(4 episodes, 1970-1974)
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Henry Moore | ... |
Self
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(4 episodes, 1970-1975)
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Edward Heath | ... |
Self
(4 episodes, 1972-1973)
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André Previn | ... |
Self
(3 episodes, 1970-1976)
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Edna O'Brien | ... |
Self
(3 episodes, 1972-1976)
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Elton John | ... |
Self
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(3 episodes, 1971-1972)
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Eric Idle | ... |
Alan Thigh
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(3 episodes, 1971)
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Liza Minnelli | ... |
Self
(3 episodes, 1970-1972)
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Ralph Richardson | ... |
Self
(3 episodes, 1970-1976)
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Bill Kenwright | ... |
Self
(3 episodes, 1970-1976)
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Derek Bailey | ... |
Self
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(3 episodes, 1971-1976)
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London Symphony Orchestra | ... |
Themselves
(2 episodes, 1974-1976)
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John Kani | ... |
Self
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(2 episodes, 1973-1977)
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Michael Hordern | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
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Dudley Moore | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1972)
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Arthur Oldham | ... |
Self - LSO Chorus: Chorus Master
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(2 episodes, 1970-1973)
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Patrick Garland | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1972-1974)
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Mustapha Matura | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1972-1975)
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Antony Armstrong-Jones Snowdon | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
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Mstislav Rostropovich | ... |
Self
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(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
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Michael Kustow | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1970-1977)
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Diana Menuhin | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
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Twyla Tharp | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1974-1976)
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James Galway | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1975-1977)
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Jill Bennett | ... |
Fatima
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(2 episodes, 1970-1975)
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London Sinfonietta | ... |
Themselves
(2 episodes, 1972-1976)
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Yehudi Menuhin | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
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Janet Baker | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
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Harold Hobson | ... |
Self - Sunday Times
(2 episodes, 1970-1974)
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Britt Ekland | ... |
Madame X
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(2 episodes, 1970-1971)
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Claire Bloom | ... |
Blanche
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(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
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Zubin Mehta | ... |
Self
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(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
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Seamus Heaney | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1970-1975)
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Ravi Shankar | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1971-1972)
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Isabel García Lorca | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1974)
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Tom Courtenay | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1972-1974)
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Geraint Evans | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1971-1976)
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Alan Ayckbourn | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
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Joseph Brodsky | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1972-1974)
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Peter Terson | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1970-1976)
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Milton Shulman | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1970-1976)
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George Melly | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1970-1973)
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Christo | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 1970-1973)
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Gordon Honeycombe | ... |
Self
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(2 episodes, 1971-1974)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- ITV - Independent Television (1977) (United Kingdom) (tv)
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Did You Know?
Trivia | When second presenter Peter Hall stepped away from the programme, producer Derek Bailey developed a new arts magazine programme as a replacement: The South Bank Show (1978). See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Arts Magazine Show (2008). See more » |