Season 8 (1974)
Episodes: 26
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 Tommy Steele: My Life, My Song
Air Date: 1974-10-08
Ep.2 The Goldwyn Touch
Air Date: 1974-10-20
Ep.3 Joseph Conrad
Air Date: 1974-10-27
Ep.4 Music from the Flames
Air Date: 1974-11-10
This film is a documentary about Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
Ep.5 The O De Cologne Show
Air Date: 1974-11-17
Ep.6 The Jean Rhys Woman
Air Date: 1974-11-24
Ep.7 Oscar Peterson & André Previn
Air Date: 1974-12-01
Ep.8 Find Me
Air Date: 1974-12-08
Ep.9 The Need for Nightmare
Air Date: 1974-12-15
How nightmares inspired the greatest horror writers of the 19th Century
Ep.10 Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Air Date: 1974-12-22
Documentary about the classic comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, featuring many film clips and reminiscences from entertainers and associates. Narrated by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.
Ep.11 A Circus for a School
Air Date: 1974-12-29
Ep.12 Cathedral
Air Date: 1975-01-05
Ep.13 Cracked Actor
Air Date: 1975-01-26
BBC documentary showing David Bowie looking back on his Ziggy Stardust character during his Diamond Dogs tour.
Ep.14 Auguste Rodin: Changes
Air Date: 1975-02-02
A partially dramatized arts programme about the life and work of Auguste Rodin
Ep.15 21 Not Out
Air Date: 1975-02-16
Ep.16 Alphabets, Wild Things, Peter and a Golden Canary
Air Date: 1975-02-23
Ep.17 Charles Chaplin: Tramp & Philosopher
Air Date: 1975-03-02
Ep.18 The Friendly Invasion from Stephen Foster to Ragtime
Air Date: 1975-03-09
Ep.19 Fidelio Finke: Where Are You Now?
Air Date: 1975-03-16
Ep.20 African Sanctus
Air Date: 1975-03-30
Ep.21 Nijinsky: God of the Dance
Air Date: 1975-04-06
Ep.22 The Grierson Award
Air Date: 1975-04-13
Ep.23 Great Orchestras: The Vienna Philharmonic
Air Date: 1975-04-27
Ep.24 Claes Oldenburg: The Formative Years
Air Date: 1975-05-04
Ep.25 Irving Berlin
Air Date: 1975-05-11
Presented by Benny Green and Roy Castle this is a delightful song-filled affectionate tribute to the career of Irving Berlin