About this season
Take Hart is a British children's television show about art, presented by Tony Hart. It took over from Vision On, and ran from 1977 until 1983. The show featured Hart and the animated Plasticine character Morph, and other characters created by David Sproxton like 'Smoulder the Moulder', which was a lump of mould which would create props by 'spraying' them out of a spray can. The only other human to appear on a regular basis was Mr Bennett, the caretaker, played by Colin Bennett. The programme won a BAFTA award for Hart in 1984. As well as demonstrating small-scale projects, Hart also created large-scale artworks on the TV studio floor, and even used beaches and other open spaces as 'canvases'. This idea was later adopted by Art Attack. A regular feature of the show was 'The Gallery', which displayed artworks sent in by young viewers. The easy-listening vibraphone music accompanying this feature - "Left Bank Two", composed by Wayne Hill - has passed into British TV musical lore. In later series, "Left Bank Two" alternated with John Williams' recording of "Cavatina", which is also well-remembered by many viewers.
Episodes (13)
1. Cutting
Aired 3 January 1979 • 25 min
2. Texture
Aired 10 January 1979 • 25 min
3. Treescapes
Aired 17 January 1979 • 25 min
4. Finger Painting
Aired 24 January 1979 • 25 min
5. Children
Aired 31 January 1979 • 25 min
6. Movement
Aired 7 February 1979 • 25 min
7. Vegetation
Aired 14 February 1979 • 25 min
8. Machines
Aired 21 February 1979 • 25 min
9. Buildings
Aired 28 February 1979 • 25 min
10. Show 10
Aired 7 March 1979 • 25 min
11. Lokking Inside Things
Aired 14 March 1979 • 25 min
12. Rotation
Aired 21 March 1979 • 25 min
13. Paint
Aired 28 March 1979 • 25 min