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Monitor

Season 1960(1960)
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Documentary 19605 Seasons

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.The hundredth programme was a film directed by Ken Russell and written by Wheldon, the celebrated Elgar. The Elgar film was innovative because it was the first time that an arts programme showed one long film about an artistic figure instead of short items, and also it was the first time that re-enactments were used. Prior to this, only photos or location shots had been used in programmes. Russell however still met resistance from Wheldon in allowing actors to play the subjects of his films. The Elgar film includes sequences of the young composer riding his bicycle on the Malvern Hills accompanied by Elgar's Introduction & Allegro for Strings. Russell had a particular empathy with Elgar's music because, like the composer, he was a Catholic.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 is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can track it for updates. It's a documentary show with 16 episodes over 5 seasons. Monitor is no longer running and has no plans to air new episodes or seasons. It has a high IMDb audience rating of 8.7 (92 votes).

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Monitor Season 1960 Overview

Sep 14, 1960 - Sep 14, 1960

Season 1960 of Monitor has 5 episodes that are not available to stream or rent on any services. Track the series to get notified when an episode becomes available on your services.

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Season 1960, Episode 10 Shelagh Delaney's Salford
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S1960 E11Shelagh Delaney's Salford
Sep 14, 1960

Shelagh Delaney, the author of A Taste of Honey, looks at Salford, where she grew up and where the action...

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Season 1960, Episode 10 Henry Moore
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S1960 E12 Henry Moore
Nov 20, 1960

First transmitted in 1960, Huw Wheldon visits Henry Moore at his home in the run-up to a major exhibition of...

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Season 1960, Episode 00 Henry Moore
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S1960 E02 Henry Moore
Nov 20, 1960

First transmitted in 1960, Huw Wheldon visits Henry Moore at his home in the run-up to a major exhibition of...

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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.The hundredth programme was a film directed by Ken Russell and written by Wheldon, the celebrated Elgar. The Elgar film was innovative because it was the first time that an arts programme showed one long film about an artistic figure instead of short items, and also it was the first time that re-enactments were used. Prior to this, only photos or location shots had been used in programmes. Russell however still met resistance from Wheldon in allowing actors to play the subjects of his films. The Elgar film includes sequences of the young composer riding his bicycle on the Malvern Hills accompanied by Elgar's Introduction & Allegro for Strings. Russell had a particular empathy with Elgar's music because, like the composer, he was a Catholic.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.

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Number of episodes: 16 Episodes

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Related Genres: Documentary
Original Release Date: Feb 2, 1958
Show Status: Ended
Next episode release: N/A