
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
