Six programmes exploring the explosion of dance in Great Britain in the last 50 years. Sir John Drummond interviews the leading directors, teachers, choreographers and dancers. 1: The Classical Inheritance
Classical ballet commands the biggest audiences, costs the most and sets the standards, but has it lost the message? With Irina Baronova - a product of the old Russian school; Dame Beryl Grey on the British obsession with analysis; and Clement Crisp on what has gone wrong. Producer Matt Thompson