Art historian Basil Taylor presents the film and interviews several of its subjects, in between leisurely sequences surveying paintings and sculptures to the strains of the BBC Radio Orchestra.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| RReg ButlerSelf | Self |
| CClifford EllisSelf | Self |
| PPatrick HeronSelf | Self |
| IIvor HitchensSelf | Self |
| RRodrigo MoynihanSelf | Self |
| JJohn PiperSelf | Self |
| BBasil TaylorSelf - Narrator | Self - Narrator |
| KKeith VaughanSelf | Self |