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Monitor

  • TV Series
  • 1958–1965
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
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Monitor (1958)
DocumentaryTalk Show

Fortnightly arts show from the BBC, covering the worlds of theatre, film, literature, painting, sculpture, architecture and music.Fortnightly arts show from the BBC, covering the worlds of theatre, film, literature, painting, sculpture, architecture and music.Fortnightly arts show from the BBC, covering the worlds of theatre, film, literature, painting, sculpture, architecture and music.

  • Stars
    • Huw Wheldon
    • Jonathan Miller
    • John Berger
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    110
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    • Stars
      • Huw Wheldon
      • Jonathan Miller
      • John Berger
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins total

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    Huw Wheldon
    • Self - Presenter…
    • 1958–1965
    Jonathan Miller
    • Self - Presenter…
    • 1958–1965
    John Berger
    John Berger
    • Self - Presenter…
    • 1958–1965
    Robert Robinson
    • Self - Interviewer…
    • 1959–1963
    John Betjeman
    • Self…
    • 1959–1964
    Annette Robertson
    • Alfred Jarry…
    • 1965
    Peter Brett
    • Bluebeard…
    • 1962–1964
    Pauline Boty
    • Prostitute…
    • 1964
    Izabella Telezynska
    Izabella Telezynska
    • Josephine…
    • 1965
    Oliver Reed
    Oliver Reed
    • Claude Debussy…
    • 1965
    Boris Ranevsky
    • Béla Bartók…
    • 1961–1964
    James Lloyd
    • Henri Rousseau…
    • 1965
    Susan Sontag
    Susan Sontag
    • Self…
    • 1965
    Peggy Ashcroft
    Peggy Ashcroft
    • Self
    • 1958–1961
    Bert Haanstra
    Bert Haanstra
    • Self
    • 1959
    Orson Welles
    Orson Welles
    • Self
    • 1960–1963
    Spike Milligan
    Spike Milligan
    • Self
    • 1959
    Robert Colquhoun
    • Self
    • 1959
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    • Trivia
      According to the book "Sir Huge: The Life of Huw Wheldon" (Paul Ferris, 1990), Monitor was just one of the titles considered for the series, which was still to be decided less than three weeks before transmission: "Dozens of ideas had been circulating, among them Vista, Argus, Arena, Around, Silhouette, Mirror, Monitor, Lens and Periscope."
    • Connections
      Featured in Arena: Mike Leigh Making Plays (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      'Marcia' from 'Serenade For Strings', Op. 11
      (uncredited)
      Composed by Dag Wirén
      Performed by The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (as The Stockholm Radio Orchestra)
      Conducted by Stig Westerberg
      [series theme tune]

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 1958 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC Programme Website
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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