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46 Episodes 1961 - 1962
Episode 1
Sun, Sep 10, 1961
Soprano Ann Moray performs Gaelic songs indigenous to the Hebrides, a cluster of islands off the coast of Scotland. Songs are "Heart of Fire-Love", "To the Heir of MacNeil", "The Crowning of the Lord of the Isles", "The Seagull of the Land Under the Waves", "The Seal Woman's Joy" and "The Fairy to the Dying Christian woman".
Episode 2
Sun, Sep 17, 1961
Artist-photographer Peter Hill Beard provides a photographic essay supporting the theory that the inroads of civilization are upsetting the centuries-old balance of life and death on the continent of Africa.
Episode 3
Sun, Sep 24, 1961
Ali Akbar presents Indian classical music, noting its evocation of musical styles through the ages.
Episode 4
Sun, Oct 1, 1961
A dramatization of Gustave Flaubert's short story about a servant girl of peasant background, named Felicite, who works as a maid dedicating her life to her sick, thoughtless, widowed mistress.
Episode 5
Sun, Oct 15, 1961
The Broadway musical revue "From the Second City" is presented with the antics of a group of actors spoofing Ingemar Bergman films, the magazine industry and television.
Episode 6
Sun, Oct 22, 1961
Episode 7
Sun, Oct 29, 1961
Episode 8
Sun, Nov 5, 1961
Episode 9
Sun, Nov 12, 1961
Performers of the Ching Hsi Classical Chinese Theatre of Hong Kong illustrate their unique theatrical style.
Episode 10
Sun, Nov 19, 1961
Off-beat film techniques by experimental filmmaker Stan VanDerBeek who created surrealistic devices such as collages with magazine cut-outs are presented.
Episode 11
Sun, Nov 26, 1961
The noted psychologist, Dr. Carl Gustav Jung, who founded analytic psychology, is profiled after his death earlier this year.
Episode 12
Sun, Dec 3, 1961
Norman Walker, director of one of the foremost modern dance company and his group perform.
Episode 13
Sun, Dec 10, 1961
The Amor Musicae Trio and guest artist Walter Trampler play Baroque music by Johann Sebastian Bach; Henry Purcell; Dietrich Buxtehude; and George Philipp Telemann.
Episode 14
Sun, Dec 17, 1961
Known as the "High Priestess of Bach" Rosalyn Turkek, an American of Turkish decent, makes her U.S. television debut playing an all-Bach program on the harpsichord and piano.
Episode 15
Sun, Dec 24, 1961
Actor Richard Burton recites Dylan Thomas's noted no poem and discusses the man's life and upbringing in Swansea, Wales.

Episode 16
Sun, Dec 31, 1961
This program features a discussion among playwright Thornton Wilder, theater critic Louis Kronenberger, and director Jose Quintero. Included is an excerpt of Wilder's "Plays for Bleecker Street" in rehearsal.
Episode 17
Sun, Jan 7, 1962
Episode 18
Sun, Jan 14, 1962
The Juilliard String Quartet plays "The Lyric Suite" in the television premiere of composer Alban Berg's major work.
Episode 19
Sun, Jan 21, 1962
Episode 20
Sun, Jan 28, 1962
A discussion of New Zealand artist Len Lye, known for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture.
Episode 21
Sun, Feb 4, 1962
A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.
Episode 22
Sun, Feb 11, 1962
Playwright Edward Albee and director Alan Schneider provide an illuminating commentary in this episode which features a scene from Albee's "The American Dream" and Samuel Beckett's "Endgame."
Episode 23
Sun, Feb 18, 1962
French Canadian songs are performed by folk singers Claude Gauthier and Pauline Julien.
Episode 24
Sun, Feb 25, 1962
Episode 25
Sun, Mar 4, 1962
English classical guitarist and lutenist Julian Bream plays Elizabethan lute music and three guitar numbers, spanning the history of the instrument.
Episode 26
Sun, Mar 11, 1962
Interview with authors Barbara & Arthur Gelb on their biography of playwright Eugene O'Neill.
Episode 27
Sun, Mar 18, 1962
Peter Brandon, Tim O'Connor and Henderson Forsythe read extracts from poet Robinson Jeffers' work and antagonistic attitude towards the decadence of modern life.
Episode 28
Sun, Mar 25, 1962
The second episode featuring a poem of Robinson Jeffers is "Margrave." A young graduate student kidnaps, and subsequently murders a child, in an attempt to get money for his medical education.
Episode 29
Sun, Apr 1, 1962
Rosemary Harris and George Grizzard perform scenes from three plays: Richard Brinsley Sheridan's "The School for Scandal;" Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull;" and George Cohan's "The Tavern."
Episode 30
Sun, Apr 15, 1962
Fernando Coreno, basso extraordinary of the Metropolitan Opera, talks about his roles and sings arias from his favorite role of Falstaff, Leporelfo in "Don Giovanni" and others.
Episode 31
Sun, Apr 29, 1962
Letters written by dying young German soldiers posted in Stalingrad are read and reveal their awareness of the utter senselessness of Hitler's cause.
Episode 32
Sun, May 6, 1962
A solo dance performance by dancer-choreographer Iris Mabry.
Episode 34
Sun, May 20, 1962
A two-part series based on Gerald Syke's book "The Hidden Remnant"
Episode 35
Sun, May 27, 1962
A discussion of the previous week's episode which was based on Gerald Syke's book, "The Hidden Remnant."
Episode 36
Sun, Jun 3, 1962
Episode 37
Sun, Jun 10, 1962
Episode 38
Sun, Jun 17, 1962
James Macandrew presents actors Agnes Moorehead, Michael Tolan and Tim O'Connor who read excerpts from past writers that have dealt with war and personal strife.
Episode 39
Sun, Jun 24, 1962
Episode 40
Sun, Jul 1, 1962
Episode 41
Sun, Jul 8, 1962
Billie Holliday, the great Jazz songstress was given a thoughtful and artful tribute.
Episode 42
Sat, Jul 14, 1962
Episode 43
Sun, Jul 22, 1962
The county of the title is the fictional setting of most of the late novels of William Faulkner. The host and two Faulkner experts discussed about the author's imagination and his relevance to the world.
Episode 44
Sun, Aug 5, 1962
Episode 46
Sun, Aug 19, 1962
Ceylon's folk and traditional dances gave an unusually flair in the company's national TV-debut.
Episode 47
Sun, Aug 26, 1962
American singer and countertenor Russell Oberlin performs.
Episode 48
Sun, Sep 2, 1962
Prof. Floyd Zulli fills in for a vacationing James Macandrew as host to a program devoted to the performances of piano pieces for four hands.