Monitor S06E08 · A Child's Christmas in Wales

Air date: 1962-12-23

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A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas.

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  1. 1 1. African Art1962-09-16African Art A special report from the first International Congress of African Culture, held last month in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. A Master Class by Nadia Boulanger Today i
  2. 2 2. Brendan Behan with Colin MacInnes1962-09-30A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: Brendan Behan with Colin MacInnes
  3. 3 3. Poet in a Society1962-10-14A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: Poet in a Society A film study of Roy Fuller. Poet, novelist, and solicitor to one
  4. 4 4. Father and Son1962-10-28A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: Father and Son Jean Renoir the film director talks about his father the great Frenc
  5. 5 5. Elgar: Portrait of a Composer1962-11-11 · 55mFor its 100th programme, a film biography written and directed by Ken Russell. Commentary by Huw Wheldon. Behind the public image of pomp and circumstance lies the extraordinary s
  6. 6 6. Lawrence of Arabia1962-11-25A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: Peter O'Toole talking with Kenneth Griffith about his approach to the part of T. E.
  7. 7 7. A Sculpture in the Making1962-12-06A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: A Sculpture in the Making David Wynne recently finished a 16 ft. 6 in. marble statu
  8. 8 8. A Child's Christmas in Wales1962-12-23A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas.
  9. 9 9. Tortelier on Bach1963-01-06A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: Tortelier on Bach The French cellist comes to the Monitor studio to talk about Bach
  10. 10 10. Episode 101963-01-20A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon.
  11. 11 11. This Sporting Life1963-02-03A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: This Sporting Life A feature on the new film and the men who made it. The director
  12. 12 12. Roosevelt, U.S.A.1963-02-17A film about Ben Shahn's America A Monitor feature made at the home of the painter Ben Shahn in Roosevelt, New Jersey, on the occasion of the unveiling of the Shahn memorial to Fr
  13. 13 13. New Art from Africa1963-03-03A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: New Art from Africa Introduced by Frank McEwen, Director of the National Gallery of
  14. 14 14. J. B. Priestley1963-03-17A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: In the studio, J. B. Priestley
  15. 15 15. A sight so touching in its majesty...? The New Face of London1963-03-31A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: A sight so touching in its majesty...? The New Face of London Those taking part in
  16. 16 16. Kenneth Williams1963-04-14A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: Kenneth Williams Group Improvisation - A New Approach to Composition A discussion
  17. 17 17. Portrait of Margaret Evans1963-04-28A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: Portrait of Margaret Evans A film by David Storey author of This Sporting Life. Ma
  18. 18 18. Episode 181963-05-12A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon.
  19. 19 19. Georg Solti of Covent Garden1963-05-26A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: Georg Solti of Covent Garden An interview with the Musical Director of the Royal Op
  20. 20 20. Mozart from Vienna1963-06-09A Eurovision relay direct from the Vienna Festival. Rudolf Serkin and The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Conducted by Karl Bohm) play Mozart's Piano Concerto in C major (K.467) P
  21. 21 21. Watch the Birdie1963-06-09A fortnightly magazine of the arts Introduced by Huw Wheldon Tonight's programme includes: Watch the Birdie Low life and high fashion in the world of David Hurn one of the new
  22. 22 22. Farewell to the Vic1963-06-15Tonight the Old Vic Company, the 'Home of Shakespeare' in London since 1914, gives its last performance in the Waterloo Road. Looking back on the story of a remarkable theatre in t
  23. 23 23. Eugene O'Neill1963-06-23Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: Eugene O'Neill Playwright extraordinary, Nobel Prize-winner, and one of the greatest figures of the American theatre. B
  24. 24 24. Les Structures Sonores1963-07-03New instruments... new sounds... A fabulous new world of music created and explored by the Lasry-Baschet Group from Paris, now making a return visit to England after their success
  25. 25 25. The Sermon1963-07-07A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: The Sermon Specially written for Monitor by Peter Redgrove. [Starring] Michael Hor
  26. 26 26. Orchestra to the Orient1963-07-06The London Symphony Orchestra in Japan Conducted by Pierre Monteux, Antal Dorati, Georg Solti Recently the L.S.O. completed the first tour of Japan ever made by a British orchest
  27. 27 27. Art in a Cold Climate1963-07-10Nikita Khrushchev, 1963: 'The artist's talent should be wholly dedicated to the struggle of the people for the building of Communism' Russian Revolutionary Leader, 1923: 'There is
  28. 28 28. The Muse in S.W.11963-07-17Throughout this week poets and actors are taking part in a special Poetry Festival at the Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square. Tonight's programme includes some of the highlights o
  29. 29 29. Nobody Loves a Man in Jail1963-08-07Written and directed by John Duncan and Melvyn Bragg. A review of jail birds and jail life through its records its literature and its songs. Introduced by Robert Robinson. with
  30. 30 30. Go Tell It on the Mountain1963-08-14Gospel singing has reached a new popularity in Europe with the highly successful tour of the Black Nativity company. In tonight's programme Alex Bradford talks to Kenneth Griffith
  31. 31 31. Yehudi Menuhin and His Guru1963-08-21Introduced by David Attenborough. The practice of Yoga is older than Christianity. Until this century, its disciplines and purpose have been known to few people in the Western wor
  32. 32 32. Summer in Salzburg1963-09-05Impressions of the city and the festival of Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart. Those taking part include: Herbert von Karajan, Graziella Sciutti, Oskar Kokoschka, The Salzburg-M
  33. 33 33. Tomorrow's Theatre1963-09-08Throughout last week leading dramatists, directors, actors, and designers from all over the world have been taking part in the Edinburgh International Drama Conference at the McEwa