Monitor: Full TV Schedule and Live Stream

BBC flagship arts programme of the 1950s and 1960s.

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Episodes Joe Tilson

Joe Tilson

Monitor meets artist Joe Tilson, who gains inspiration from the modern world. (1964)

Duration: 14 mins First broadcast: 1 Dec 1964

Availability: Available for over a year (until 31 Dec 2037)

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Episodes Pop Goes the Easel

Pop Goes the Easel

Ken Russell's 1962 film on the young British artists who were pioneering the pop art movement. Featuring Peter Blake, Peter Phillips, Derek Boshier and Pauline Boty.

Duration: 42 mins First broadcast: 25 Mar 1962

Availability: Available for over a year (until 31 Dec 2037)

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Episodes Henry Moore

Henry Moore

First transmitted in 1960, Huw Wheldon visits Henry Moore at his home in the run-up to a major exhibition of his work at the Whitechapel Gallery in London.

Duration: 21 mins First broadcast: 20 Nov 1960

Availability: Available for over a year (until 31 Dec 2037)

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Episodes A Poet in London

A Poet in London

First transmitted in 1959, John Betjeman is filmed at different London locations introducing and reciting four of his poems.

Duration: 12 mins First broadcast: 1 Mar 1959

Availability: Available for over a year (until 31 Dec 2037)

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