Introduced by David Jones

Stockhausen's Stimmung
'I am not making "My Music" but transcribing the vibrations I receive. I am a radio receiver...' 'Play a vibration in the rhythm of your smallest particle. Play a vibration in the rhythm of the universe...'
These statements come from the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, who, like the astrologists, believes that we are now leaving the age of the intellect and entering a spiritual age, where the accent will fall on the intuitive. To him, the composer is a kind of prophet, leading us towards a higher consciousness. In Review Stockhausen talks about his music, with excerpts from Stimmung ('Atmosphere') which has been described as one of the great landmarks of Western music.

A Tale of Istanbul
Folk dance, fairy tale, Turkish song, shadow puppets and a belly dancer. All the elements of Turkish theatre come together in the new musical created by the Dormen Theatre Company of Istanbul. As guests of the World Theatre Season at the Aldwych Theatre, they have fused the traditional and the modern, Eastern and Western styles, to retell a Tale of Istanbul. Tonight they present part of their production.

Bron and Bird
In the first of three sketches specially written for the programme, Eleanor Bron and John Bird look behind the headlines to reveal some of the stories that didn't get on to the Arts pages.

(Colour)