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Aquarius (1970-1977) is a British arts television series, produced by London Weekend Television for ITV. 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. These included a programme about Alfred Hitchcock, in London to shoot ''Frenzy, which was was screened in 1972 with the director being interviewed by Burton while Salvador Dalí, accompanied by Harty, was the subject of an hour long documentary broadcast the following year.

It was replaced at the beginning of 1978 by The South Bank Show, initially also in a magazine format, as ITV wanted a more accessible arts series.

External links

Aquarius at IMDb

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 '''''Aquarius''''' (1970-1977) is a British arts television series, produced by [[London Weekend Television]] for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]. It was replaced by ''[[The South Bank Show]]''.
-Presented by [[Humphrey Burton]], [[Peter Hall (director)|Peter Hall]] and [[Russell Harty]] amongst others, it had a magazine-style approach, with several features each week. Occasionally, single films were presented, a film  about [[Salvador Dalí]], with Harty as interviewer, was broadcast in 1973. It was replaced by ''The South Bank Show'', initially also in a magazine format, as ITV wanted a more accessible arts series.
+Presented by [[Humphrey Burton]], [[Peter Hall (director)|Peter Hall]] and [[Russell Harty]] amongst others, it had a magazine-style approach, with several features each week. Occasionally, single films were presented. These included a programme about [[Alfred Hitchcock]], in London to shoot '[['Frenzy]]'', which was was screened in 1972 with the director being  interviewed by Burton while [[Salvador Dalí]], accompanied by Harty, was the subject of an hour long documentary broadcast the following year.
+It was replaced at the beginning of 1978 by ''The South Bank Show'', initially also in a magazine format, as ITV wanted a more accessible arts series.
 ==External links==