Take Hart

Take Hart

"Take Hart" was a British children's television show about art, fronted by Tony Hart. It took over from "Vision On", and ran from 1977 until 1983, after which it was followed by "Hartbeat". The show featured Hart and the animated Plasticine character Morph. The only other human to appear on a regular basis was Mr Bennett, the janitor, played by Colin Bennett. The programme won a BAFTA award for Hart in 1984.

As well as demonstrating small-scale projects (the type that viewers might be able to do), Hart also created large-scale artworks on the TV studio floor, and even used beaches and other open spaces as 'canvases' (to be viewed from a camera-crane). This idea was later adopted by Art Attack.

A regular feature of the show was 'The Gallery', which displayed artworks sent in by young viewers. The easy-listening vibraphone music accompanying this feature - "Left Bank Two", composed by Wayne Hill - has passed into British TV musical lore. In later series, "Left Bank Two" alternated with John Williams' recording of "Cavatina", which is also well-remembered by many viewers.

Some 2 inch Quadruplex videotape master copies of Take Hart episodes were irretrievably junked by Adam Lee of the BBC archives in 1993 on the assumption that they were 'no use' and that examples of some other episodes were sufficient. A few months later, access to the material was requested by the head of Children's BBC's light entertainment department for a documentary on Tony Hart [http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/childrens/watchwithmother/part11.htm] .

External links

* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/572583/index.html British Film Institute Screen Online]
*imdb title|0303543
* [http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF239774-01-01-23.mp3 Wayne Hill - "Left Bank Two"]


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