About this season
A long-running ITV arts and culture series that aired from 1961 to 1968, Tempo was a landmark British television programme dedicated to the performing and visual arts. With a flexible magazine format and an open editorial remit, the series explored cinema, music, dance, photography, literature, theatre, and contemporary cultural life. Combining intellectual ambition with accessible presentation, Tempo established a model for serious arts broadcasting on commercial television and laid the groundwork for later landmark programmes such as Aquarius and The South Bank Show.
Episodes (10)
1. The Artist in France
Aired 4 February 1962 • 30 min
2. Episode 2
Aired 25 March 1962 • 30 min
A look at modern architecture in Britain including interviews with the critic Iain Nairn and the architects Frederick Gibberd and Hubert Bennett.
3. The Artist at Work
Aired 8 April 1962 • 30 min
Tempo visits France for a film about the abstract artist Graham Sutherland who is seen at work in his studio.
4. The Negro Spiritual
Aired 7 October 1962 • 30 min
5. Analysis of the Hero
Aired 14 October 1962 • 30 min
The author of the James Bond books, Ian Fleming, talks to Dan Farson.
6. The New Glossy Magazines
Aired 21 October 1962 • 30 min
7. The Spoof Prima Donna
Aired 28 October 1962 • 30 min
8. The Man with the Moon
Aired 11 November 1962 • 30 min
9. A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose – But Is It Art?
Aired 25 November 1962 • 30 min
10. Choreography: The Art of Norman Morrice
Aired 16 December 1962 • 30 min