1970

S2.E1 ∙ Christo/The Wildest Show on Earth: The Circus Hoffman

Sat, Jul 18, 1970

Humphrey Burton begins nine editions of what he calls "summer miscellany", where features from previous editions are repackaged and reshown, often thematically. Although the features are repeats, Humphey's introductions are all new.

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S2.E2 ∙ Peter Hall

Sat, Jul 25, 1970

Another look at a profile of Peter Hall, then on the eve of taking over as director of London's Royal Opera House.

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S2.E3 ∙ Three Months Gone/Rosemary Brown

Sat, Aug 01, 1970

A repeat of features on the Diana Dors/Jill Bennett play "Three Months Gone", along with a feature on the housewife who claims to receive compositions from the dead.

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S2.E4 ∙ Heaney in Limboland

Sat, Aug 08, 1970

Another screening of Seamus Heaney's look at the conflict in Belfast.

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S2.E5 ∙ Tattooing/The Skin Game

Sat, Aug 15, 1970

A presentation of two Charlie Squires documentaries: a profile of a tattoo artist, and actors who devote their lives to playing pantomime animals.

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S2.E6 ∙ Rodin at the Hayward

Sat, Aug 22, 1970

Henry Moore discusses the erotic art of Rodin.

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S2.E7 ∙ Madame Tussaud/The Verdi Requiem Rehearsal/Death, Heaven and the Victorians/'Three Epitaphs'

Sat, Aug 29, 1970

Four repeats with death as a linking theme, though Humphrey Burton assures viewers the show won't be as downbeat as such a theme suggests. Features include Leonard Bernstein rehearsing for the Verdi Requiem, and Madame Tussaud's waxworks.

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