8.4
Is Monitor worth watching?
78
GreatGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78 (IMDb 8.4). Season 3 is the weak spot, with an IMDb average of 6.1 against 7.8 for the best season.
Monitor
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Good for date night · family movie night · friends night
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Monitor was a BBC arts programme that was launched on 2 February 1958 and ran until 1965.
Huw Wheldon was the first editor from 1958 to 1965. He was also the principal interviewer and anchor. Wheldon set about moulding a team of talents, including John Schlesinger, Ken Russell, Patrick Garland, David Jones, Humphrey Burton, John Berger, Peter Newington, Melvyn Bragg, Nancy Thomas and Alan Tyrer. Monitor ranged in subject over all the arts.
Wheldon's Monitor lasted until he had "interviewed everyone I am interested in interviewing", and he was succeeded by Jonathan Miller for the series' last season.
Arts ProgrammeHistorical ContextShowbiz InsightsPop Culture CommentaryEducational ContentThought-ProvokingNostalgicCultural Exploration
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Which season of Monitor is best?
7.1S26.1S37.3S47.4S57.7S67.8S77.6S8
Season 7, with an IMDb average of 7.8. Season 3 is the weakest at 6.1. The highest-rated episode is The Lonely Shore (season 5, episode 8) at 8.4, and the lowest is Variations on a Mechanical Theme (season 3, episode 2) at 5.2.
Is Monitor okay for kids?
Yes: the viewing guide lists it for family nights.