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  1. Art for Art's Sake

    5/5In 1957, the BBC launched the arts programme Monitor.

  2. Shameless

    4/5Paul Jackson analyses the success of this off-beat comedy drama.

  3. A Still Tongue

    3/5Patrick McGoohan's The Prisoner has grown from a 60s curiosity to a worldwide cult.

  4. Welcome Aboard

    2/5Introduced in 1957, The Six Five Special was Britain's first rock 'n' roll programme.

  5. Kittens or Bananas?

    1/5Rising Damp began as a single play called The Banana Box.