About this season
The BBC's flagship cinema review TV program featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the program changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Episodes (46)
1. Sean Connery - Out of Bond
Aired 2 January 1973
2. Episode 2
Aired 9 January 1973
3. Episode 3
Aired 16 January 1973
4. Episode 4
Aired 23 January 1973
5. Episode 5
Aired 30 January 1973
6. Episode 6
Aired 6 February 1973
7. Episode 7
Aired 13 February 1973
8. Episode 8
Aired 20 February 1973
9. Episode 9
Aired 27 February 1973
10. Episode 10
Aired 6 March 1973
11. Episode 11
Aired 20 March 1973
12. Episode 12
Aired 26 March 1973
13. Episode 13
Aired 3 April 1973
14. Episode 14
Aired 10 April 1973
15. Episode 15
Aired 17 April 1973
16. Episode 16
Aired 24 April 1973
17. Episode 17
Aired 1 May 1973
18. Episode 18
Aired 8 May 1973
Lindsay Anderson's film O Lucky Man! (1973) is the official British entry to this year's Cannes Film Festival. Barry Norman reviews the film and looks at the career of Lindsay Anderson, director of This Sporting Life and If.
19. Episode 19
Aired 22 May 1973
20. Episode 20
Aired 29 May 1973
21. Episode 21
Aired 5 June 1973
Barry Norman looks at the new films, including Billy Wilder 's Avanti! (1972) starring Jack Lemmon, and Steelyard Blues (1973) starring Jane Fonda.
22. Episode 22
Aired 12 June 1973
23. Episode 23
Aired 19 June 1973
24. Episode 24
Aired 26 June 1973
25. Episode 25
Aired 3 July 1973
26. Episode 26
Aired 10 July 1973
27. Episode 27
Aired 17 July 1973
28. Episode 28
Aired 31 July 1973
29. On Location 'The Revenge of Dr. Death'
Aired 7 August 1973
Film reviews, plus 8 minute location report on "Madhouse" ( Doctor Death- working title) AIP/Amicus. Interviews with actors, Peter Cushing and Vincent Price, and Director Jim Clark.
30. Episode 30
Aired 14 August 1973
31. Episode 31
Aired 21 August 1973
32. Episode 32
Aired 28 August 1973
33. Episode 33
Aired 4 September 1973
34. It's Not a Grown-Up Man's Job Any More...
Aired 18 September 1973
Dirk Bogarde, once Britain's top box office star, has gone into virtual retirement since he completed Death in Venice in 1970. He lives now in a converted farmhouse in the South of France. This summer he talked to Barry Norman about his career and his disenchantment with film acting.
35. Episode 35
Aired 25 September 1973
36. Episode 36
Aired 2 October 1973
Film 73 looks at how two 'cult figures' from literature have been brought to the screen: Barry Norman discusses The Adventures of Barry Mackenzie with a guest critic and Neville Smith looks at Jerry Cornelius, science fiction fantasy hero of The Final Programme.
37. Episode 37
Aired 16 October 1973
38. Episode 38
Aired 23 October 1973
39. Episode 39
Aired 30 October 1973
40. Episode 40
Aired 6 November 1973
41. Episode 41
Aired 13 November 1973
42. Episode 42
Aired 21 November 1973
43. Episode 43
Aired 27 November 1973
44. Episode 44
Aired 4 December 1973
45. Episode 45
Aired 11 December 1973
46. Episode 46
Aired 18 December 1973
Barry Norman recalls the films and personalities featured in the programme in 1973, including Michael Caine and Sleuth, Diana Ross and Lady Sings the Blues, Jack Lemmon and Save the Tiger - not forgetting the Housewife Superstar, Edna Everage.