Perspectives (TV series)


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

Each hour long programme sees well-known celebrities 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

Series 1

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.
EpisodeAirdatePresenterTitle
124 April 2011Ian McKellenLooking for Lowry
21 May 2011Andrew Lloyd WebberA Passion for the Pre-Raphaelites
38 May 2011Robson GreenThe Pitmen Painters
415 May 2011Hugh LaurieDown by the River

Series 2

Series 3

Series 4

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.
EpisodeAirdatePresenterTitleProduction Company
120 April 2014Alan DaviesThe Magic of HoudiniWhat Larks!
227 April 2014Gary KempKick Out the JamsSnapper TV
34 May 2014Will YoungThe Man In The Hat: Rene Magritte with Will YoungBlakeway North
411 May 2014Emeli SandeEmeli Sande on Frida KahloBlakeway North
518 May 2014Alfie BoeFreddie Mercury Saved My LifeBrook Lapping
625 May 2014Bruce ForsythBruce Forsyth on Sammy Davis JuniorRain Media Entertainment

Series 5

A fifth series of Perspectives began airing on 19 April 2015 starting with: "Michael Jackson's Thriller with Ashley Banjo"
EpisodeAirdatePresenterTitleProduction Company
119 April 2015Ashley BanjoMichael Jackson's ThrillerBlakeway North
226 April 2015Len GoodmanFor The Love of Fred AstairePotato
33 May 2015Rick WakemanVivaldi’s Four SeasonsThe Interesting Film Company
410 May 2015Terry JonesIn Charlie Chaplin's FootstepsWild Pictures
517 May 2015Nicky CampbellThe Great American Love SongWingspan Productions
624 May 2015Eddie RedmayneWar ArtFoxtrot Films

Series 6

Series 6 began airing on 18 October 2016.
EpisodeAirdatePresenterTitleProduction Company
118 October 2016David HarewoodIn the Shadow of Mary SeacoleTBA