Aquarius Season 12 Episodes

Episode 1

Das Lied Von Der Erde: The Song of the Earth (Part One)

44 mins

Aquarius gets moved to a post-11pm timeslot, causing Humphrey Burton to announce this edition as the start of a new series, despite airing just a week after the previous entry. The subject is still repeated material, with music by Mahler.

Episode 2

Das Lied Von Der Erde: The Song of the Earth (Part Two)

76 mins

A special feature-length edition, giving viewers a second chance to see Leonard Bernstein conduct the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Mahler.

Episode 3

This Was Home

43 mins

A rescreening of the documentary on Covent Garden, with Humphrey Burton acknowledging that things had changed in the interim, and that not as many buildings were going to be demolished as previously proposed.

Episode 4

The Work of Charlie Squires

40 mins

A special collection of the work of Charlie Squires, featuring highlights of the many film studies he has made for Aquarius.

Episode 5

Pinter In Aquarius

40 mins

A repackaging of two Pinter plays from Aquarius's past: Old Times and Tea Party.

Episode 6

Pablo Casals at the U.N.

Humphrey Burton presents edited highlights of the Pablo Casals concert first shown in October 1971.

Episode 7

Stanley Spencer: a documentary portrait

45 mins

A reshowing of a documentary on artist Stanley Spencer.

Episode 8

Arthur Dooley/Rodin at the Hayward

42 mins

Two features are grouped together under the theme of sculptors: Arthur Dooley, and Henry Moore on Rodin.

Episode 9

Cabaret/Assignments With Snowdon

45 mins

After its success at the Oscars, clips from the making of Cabaret are reshown, along with a sequence from the finished movie. Also getting a repeat is the recent film and interview with Lord Snowdon.

Episode 10

"Cole"/Why Shun A Nude Tag?

39 mins

Dudley Moore is a guest in both repeated films in this edition, with a tribute to Cole Porter and work based on W.H. Auden's "common place book". Other guests include Cleo Laine, Diana Rigg, Paul Hardwick and Michael Hordern.

Episode 11

Poetry International '72

45 mins

A repeat of the August 1972 edition "The Best of Poetry International 1972", presented in an edited and shortened format.

Episode 12

"The Unknown Warrior"/Stravinsky's "Dumbarton Oaks Concerto"

44 mins

The run of repeated material comes to an end, with a chance for viewers to revisit the film on Havergal Brian. Closing the show is a recording of a Stravisnky concert, which, while not new - it was recorded in 1971 - is new to Aquarius.