Season 5
19 episodes · Oct 25, 1994
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- S5E1
The National Alf
Oct 25, 1994An 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).
- S5E2
The Night Show: Lucrezia Borgia Reveals All
Oct 25, 1994The 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.
- S5E3
J'Accuse: The News
Nov 1, 1994Allison Pearson criticizes the news values of the BBC and ITN, saying that they are trivial, sycophantic and and prisoners to new technology.
- S5E6
Hell's Angel: Mother Teresa
Nov 8, 1994Christopher 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.
- S5E7
The Fame Factor: The Battersea Bardot
Dec 6, 1994A documentary on the life of actress Carol White, the lead in the 1960s BBC drama 'Up The Junction'.
- S5E11
J'accuse: The Vegetarians
Mar 7, 1995Jonathan Meades attacks the myths and culture surrounding vegetarianism.
- S5E14
The Elephant Ballet
Mar 28, 1995Five performances by the Royal Ballet in Kenya in aid of elephant conservation.
- S5E16
The Ring Reduced
Apr 11, 1995The Reduced Shakespeare Company's interpretation of Wagner's Ring Cycle, compressing 16 hours into 30 minutes.
- S5E18
The Air Conditioned Eden
Apr 25, 1995About 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.