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 (14)
1. Look Back at Tomorrow
Aired 4 April 1965 • 30 min
2. Lee Strasberg
Aired 28 May 1965 • 30 min
3. Boss Guitar
Aired 6 June 1965 • 30 min
4. The Knack
Aired 11 June 1965 • 30 min
5. Successful Failure
Aired 18 July 1965 • 30 min
6. The Title Makers
Aired 25 July 1965 • 30 min
Tempo visits the booming film title making industry, where some have said that the titles are now a lot more interesting than the films they introduce.
7. Profile No. 1: Harold Pinter
Aired 3 October 1965 • 30 min
Playwright Harold Pinter talks about his background and influences in a documentary that also includes extracts from The Homecoming with the original Aldwych Theatre cast.
8. Profile No. 2: Jean-Luc Godard
Aired 10 October 1965 • 30 min
9. Profile No. 3: Michael Tippett
Aired 17 October 1965 • 30 min
10. Profile No. 4: Charles Eames
Aired 24 October 1965 • 30 min
11. Profile No. 5: Alain Robbe-Grillet
Aired 31 October 1965 • 30 min
12. Profile No. 6: Orson Welles
Aired 7 November 1965 • 30 min
13. A Tale of Two Talents
Aired 14 November 1965 • 30 min
Contrasting the professional life of Welsh pop singer Tom Jones who shot to fame last year with Canadian-born modern ballet dancer Lynne Seymour who performs with the Royal Ballet Company.
14. Profile No. 7: André Courrèges
Aired 21 November 1965 • 30 min