The Lively Arts
Documentary series taking a serious and wide-ranging look at the arts, encompassing intellectual subject matter and popular culture.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.In Performance: Harold Holt Ltd. - Centenary Gala Concert
18-09-1976 - Ep 2
2.James Herriot: The Vet Who Writes Books
19-09-1976Melvyn 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), l...
- Ep 3
3.In Performance: Coppelia
25-09-1976 - Ep 4
4.Rod the Mod Has Come of Age
26-09-1976 - Ep 5
5.In Performance: The Barber of Seville
02-10-1976 - Ep 6
6.Tennessee Williams
03-10-1976 - Ep 7
7.In Performance: The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
09-10-1976 - Ep 8
8.The Unlikely Lads
10-10-1976 - Ep 9
9.In Performance: Carmina Burana
16-10-1976 - Ep 10
10.n Performance: Carmina Burana
17-10-1976 - Ep 11
11.In Performance: The Gewandhaus Orchestra
23-10-1976 - Ep 12
12.In Performance: John Cranko's Onegin
30-10-1976 - Ep 13
13.Malcolm Williamson Down Under
31-10-1976 - Ep 14
14.In Performance: The Violins of Saint-Jacques
06-11-1976 - Ep 15
15.In Performance: The Newcastle Jazz Festival
13-11-1976 - Ep 16
16.Julian Bream - A Life in the Country
14-11-1976 - Ep 17
17.In Performance: A Triple Bill of Ballet from Europe
20-11-1976 - Ep 18
18.Refugees Reflect
21-11-1976 - Ep 19
19.In Performance: St. Cecilia's Day Concert
27-11-1976 - Ep 20
20.Madame Butterfly
04-12-1976 - Ep 21
21.In Performance: Martha Graham and Her Dance Company
11-12-1976 - Ep 22
22.The Next Generation
12-12-1976 - Ep 23
23.In Performance: Hear Hear Hoffnung
18-12-1976 - Ep 24
24.Kyung-Wha Chung - East Plays West
19-12-1976 - Ep 25
25.Vocal Gems
28-12-1976
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