A series of music and arts features.

A film about the South Bank Arts Centre
with contributions from:
Desmond Plummer, Leader of the G.L.C.
Hubert Bennett, Architect to the G.L.C.
John Denison, General Manager, Royal Festival Hall
and artists appearing there during one week in July.
BBC film

At the turn of the century the South Bank of the Thames was largely an industrial slum. As land became available the prospects for improving the area grew brighter. By 1951 the Festival Hall was completed - now there are two concert halls, a recital hall, an up-to-date art gallery, and the National Film Theatre, and it is hoped by 1973 that the National Theatre will be there too.

This programme looks at a typical week of carefully planned concerts and events.