Season 5
19 episodes · 1994
1The National Alf
An appraisal of cultural icon, Alf Garnett (played by Warren Mitchell in the TV series Till Death Do Us Part and In Sickness and in Health).
2The Night Show: Lucrezia Borgia Reveals All
The spoof arts magazine show presents a drama exploring the short cuts television takes in its treatment of art. Lucrezia Borgia, one of the most glamorous women of Renaissance Italy, discusses her role as patron of Italian art.
3J'Accuse: The News
Allison Pearson criticizes the news values of the BBC and ITN, saying that they are trivial, sycophantic and and prisoners to new technology.
6Hell's Angel: Mother Teresa
Christopher Hitchens investigates whether Mother Teresa of Calcutta deserves her saintly image. He probes her campaigns against contraception and foeticide and her questionable relationships with wealthy religious and political leaders.
7The Fame Factor: The Battersea Bardot
A documentary on the life of actress Carol White, the lead in the 1960s BBC drama 'Up The Junction'.
11J'accuse: The Vegetarians
Jonathan Meades attacks the myths and culture surrounding vegetarianism.
14The Elephant Ballet
Five performances by the Royal Ballet in Kenya in aid of elephant conservation.
16The Ring Reduced
The Reduced Shakespeare Company's interpretation of Wagner's Ring Cycle, compressing 16 hours into 30 minutes.
18The Air Conditioned Eden
About the mid 20th century Tiki craze that captivated America, encompassing Polynesian themed bars and imaginative libations, a whole genre of music called exotica, and even an architecture, art, and design, all aptly described as Polynesian pop.