Perspectives (TV series)
| Perspectives | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary series |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 29 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production company | (see below) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 24 April 2011 – 18 October 2016 |
Perspectives is a current British television arts documentary series for ITV. The show began airing on 24 April 2011 and aired its fifth series in 2015.
Format[edit]
Each hour long programme sees well-known celebrities (who have included Ian McKellen, David Walliams, Sheila Hancock and Paul O'Grady) travel to various parts of the world to explore more about a person who has inspired them. They're not all people, some can be books such as Griff Rhys Jones whose chosen subject was the novel The Wind in the Willows.
Episodes[edit]
Series 1[edit]
The first series of the show was announced on 31 March 2011 and began airing on 24 April 2011, starting with Ian McKellen: Looking for Lowry.[1]
| Episode | Airdate | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 April 2011 | Ian McKellen | Looking for Lowry |
| 2 | 1 May 2011 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | A Passion for the Pre-Raphaelites |
| 3 | 8 May 2011 | Robson Green | The Pitmen Painters |
| 4 | 15 May 2011 | Hugh Laurie | Down by the River |
Series 2[edit]
| Episode | Airdate | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 March 2012 | David Suchet | People I Have Shot |
| 2 | 1 April 2012 | Lenny Henry | Finding Shakespeare |
| 3 | 8 April 2012 | John Sergeant | Sergeant on Spike |
| 4 | 22 April 2012 | David Walliams | The Genius of Dahl |
| 5 | 29 April 2012 | Griff Rhys Jones | Wind in the Willows |
Series 3[edit]
| Episode | Airdate | Presenter | Title | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 March 2013 | David Suchet | The Mystery of Agatha Christie | Testimony Films |
| 2 | 24 March 2013 | Warwick Davis | The Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz | Chameleon Television |
| 3 | 31 March 2013 | Sheila Hancock | The Brilliant Brontë Sisters | Blakeway North |
| 4 | 7 April 2013 | Michael Portillo | Portillo on Picasso | Plum Pictures |
| 5 | 14 April 2013 | Paul O'Grady | Gypsy Rose Lee - The Queen of Burlesque | Olga TV |
| 6 | 21 April 2013 | Jonathan Ross | Alfred Hitchcock - Made in Britain | Hot Sauce TV |
| 7 | 5 May 2013 | Hugh Laurie | Copper Bottom Blues | Plum Pictures |
Series 4[edit]
A fourth series of Perspectives was announced on 13 February 2014 and began airing on 20 April 2014, starting with Alan Davies: The Magic of Houdini.[2]
| Episode | Airdate | Presenter | Title | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 April 2014 | Alan Davies | The Magic of Houdini | What Larks! |
| 2 | 27 April 2014 | Gary Kemp | Kick Out the Jams | Snapper TV |
| 3 | 4 May 2014 | Will Young | The Man In The Hat: Rene Magritte with Will Young | Blakeway North |
| 4 | 11 May 2014[3] | Emeli Sande | Emeli Sande on Frida Kahlo | Blakeway North |
| 5 | 18 May 2014[4] | Alfie Boe | Freddie Mercury Saved My Life | Brook Lapping |
| 6 | 25 May 2014[5] | Bruce Forsyth | Bruce Forsyth on Sammy Davis Junior | Rain Media Entertainment |
Series 5[edit]
A fifth series of Perspectives began airing on 19 April 2015 starting with: "Michael Jackson's Thriller with Ashley Banjo"
| Episode | Airdate | Presenter | Title | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 April 2015[6] | Ashley Banjo | Michael Jackson's Thriller | Blakeway North |
| 2 | 26 April 2015[7] | Len Goodman | For The Love of Fred Astaire | Potato |
| 3 | 3 May 2015[8] | Rick Wakeman | Vivaldi’s Four Seasons | The Interesting Film Company |
| 4 | 10 May 2015[9] | Terry Jones | In Charlie Chaplin's Footsteps | Wild Pictures |
| 5 | 17 May 2015[10] | Nicky Campbell | The Great American Love Song | Wingspan Productions |
| 6 | 24 May 2015[11] | Eddie Redmayne | War Art | Foxtrot Films |
Series 6[edit]
Series 6 began airing on 18 October 2016.
| Episode | Airdate | Presenter | Title | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 October 2016 | David Harewood | In the Shadow of Mary Seacole | TBA |
References[edit]
- ^ Hudson, Alex (31 March 2011). "ITV1 to launch Perspectives arts strand | Media | The Guardian". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Perspectives ITV 2014". itv.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Perspectives Episode 4". itv.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Perspectives Episode 5". itv.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Perspectives Episode 6". itv.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Perspectives Episode 1". itv.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Perspectives Episode 2". itv.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Perspectives Episode 3". itv.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Perspectives Episode 4". itv.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Perspectives Episode 5". itv.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Perspectives Episode 6". itv.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
External links[edit]
- Perspectives at IMDb
