Ghosts in the Machine II

The first series, screened in 1986, consisted of existing works from Europe and America purchased for broadcast by producer John Wyver and a team of consultants. The programmes drew an audience of up to a million viewers for a late-night slot with artists such as Max Almy, Peter Campus, Joan Jonas, Les Levine, John Sanborn and William Wegman having works broadcast.The relative success of Ghosts in the Machine – the series received a glowing write-up in the Financial Times – led to Wyver being given a ~£300,000 budget to commission new works for television for a second series.