Aquarius (TV series)
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Aquarius is a British
arts television series, produced by London Weekend Television
for the ITV network. It ran from 1970-1977 when it was replaced by The South Bank Show
.
Presented by Humphrey Burton
, Peter Hall and Russell Harty
amongst others, it had a magazine-style approach, with several features each week. Occasionally, single films were presented (notably a film about Salvador Dali
broadcast in 1973). This approach would later be adopted by The South Bank Show.
It was replaced as ITV wanted a more accessible arts series, reflected in the wider approach of its successor.
United Kingdom
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arts television series, produced by London Weekend Television
London Weekend Television
London Weekend Television was the name of the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties including south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire, Warwickshire, east Dorset and...
for the ITV network. It ran from 1970-1977 when it was replaced by The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show was a television arts magazine show, originally made by London Weekend Television , presented by Melvyn Bragg, broadcast on ITV and seen in over 60 countries worldwide — including Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United States...
.
Presented by Humphrey Burton
Humphrey Burton
Humphrey Burton, CBE is a British classical music presenter, broadcaster, director, producer, and biographer of musicians....
, Peter Hall and Russell Harty
Russell Harty
Russell Harty was an English television presenter of arts programmes and chat shows.-Early life:Born Frederick Russell Harty in Blackburn, Lancashire, he was the son of a fruit and vegetable stallholder on the local market...
amongst others, it had a magazine-style approach, with several features each week. Occasionally, single films were presented (notably a film about Salvador Dali
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domènec Felip Jacint Dalí i Domènech, Marquis de Púbol , commonly known as Salvador Dalí , was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres,Spain....
broadcast in 1973). This approach would later be adopted by The South Bank Show.
It was replaced as ITV wanted a more accessible arts series, reflected in the wider approach of its successor.