Series
The Lively Arts
1976 · 3 seasons · 116 episodes · Ended · BBC One
Documentary
Documentary series taking a serious and wide-ranging look at the arts, encompassing intellectual subject matter and popular culture.
Episodes
- S01E01In Performance: Harold Holt Ltd. - Centenary Gala Concert1976-09-18
- S01E02James Herriot: The Vet Who Writes Books1976-09-19
Melvyn Bragg interviews Yorkshire veterinarian James Herriot. Herriot is the author of the series of books that inspired the television series All Creatures Great & Small (1978), later remade as All Creatures Great & Small (2020).
- S01E03In Performance: Coppelia1976-09-25
- S01E04Rod the Mod Has Come of Age1976-09-26
- S01E05In Performance: The Barber of Seville1976-10-02
- S01E06Tennessee Williams1976-10-03
- S01E07In Performance: The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra1976-10-09
- S01E08The Unlikely Lads1976-10-10
- S01E09In Performance: Carmina Burana1976-10-16
- S01E10n Performance: Carmina Burana1976-10-17
- S01E11In Performance: The Gewandhaus Orchestra1976-10-23
- S01E12In Performance: John Cranko's Onegin1976-10-30
- S01E13Malcolm Williamson Down Under1976-10-31
- S01E14In Performance: The Violins of Saint-Jacques1976-11-06
- S01E15In Performance: The Newcastle Jazz Festival1976-11-13
- S01E16Julian Bream - A Life in the Country1976-11-14
- S01E17In Performance: A Triple Bill of Ballet from Europe1976-11-20
- S01E18Refugees Reflect1976-11-21
- S01E19In Performance: St. Cecilia's Day Concert1976-11-27
- S01E20Madame Butterfly1976-12-04
- S01E21In Performance: Martha Graham and Her Dance Company1976-12-11
- S01E22The Next Generation1976-12-12
- S01E23In Performance: Hear Hear Hoffnung1976-12-18
- S01E24Kyung-Wha Chung - East Plays West1976-12-19
- S01E25Vocal Gems1976-12-28
