Season 12 (1978)
Episodes: 26
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 The Art Show of Ed Kienholz
Air Date: 1978-08-02
Edward Kienholz was an American artist known for his found-object assemblages and installations he referred to as tableauxs. In one of his most controversial works, The State Hospital (1966), Kienholz provided a grisly account.
Ep.2 The People's Park: Disco Delight or What a Way to End It All
Air Date: 1978-08-09
Ep.3 Leos Janacek: 1854-1928
Air Date: 1978-08-16
Ep.4 The Pilgrimage of Ti-Jean
Air Date: 1978-08-30
Ep.5 The Record Machine
Air Date: 1978-10-12
John Peel Interviews The Mekons, Sham 69, Alternative TV, The Slits, and UK Subs.
Ep.6 Living Room
Air Date: 1978-10-19
Ep.7 Paul Gauguin: The Savage and the Construction of Paradise
Air Date: 1978-10-26
Ep.8 Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision
Air Date: 1978-11-02
A look at "Gonzo journalist", Hunter S. Thompson with his collaborator, British illustrator, Ralph Steadman.
Ep.9 628-E8
Air Date: 1978-12-27
Ep.10 Its Stolen Your Face
Air Date: 1978-11-23
Ep.11 After the Dream
Air Date: 1978-11-30
Ep.12 Getting Away with Murder: The Childhood of Claude Chabrol
Air Date: 1978-12-07
Ep.13 She Must Be Joking!
Air Date: 1978-12-21
A look at stand-up comediennes.
Ep.14 Lillian Hellman
Air Date: 1979-02-08
Ep.15 Rene Magritte
Air Date: 1979-02-05
Ep.16 Words Fail Me
Air Date: 1979-02-22
Ep.17 Brian Clarke: The Story So Far
Air Date: 1979-03-15
TV documentary about a packed and unpredictable year in the life of 25 year-old artist in stained-glass, Brian Clarke.
Ep.18 Natalia Makarova
Air Date: 1979-03-29
Ep.19 Drawn & Quartered
Air Date: 1979-05-10
Ep.20 Kiss Me, Petruchio
Air Date: 1979-05-17
Ep.21 Lotte Lenya
Air Date: 1979-05-24
Documentary on the widow of Kurt Weill, the legendary actress and singer Lotte Lenya.
Ep.22 The Brothers Grimm
Air Date: 1979-05-30
Ep.23 Dread, Beat N'Blood
Air Date: 1979-06-07
Ep.24 The Long Walk of Fred Young
Air Date: 1979-06-14
Ep.25 Pig Earth
Air Date: 1979-06-21