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Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

The Essay: Ten Artists that Shook the World

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Ten Artists that Shook the World

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Writer Martin Sixsmith considers how the Russian Revolution affected choices for artists.

Journalist and writer Martin Sixsmith introduces a series of essays on the artistic impact of the Russian Revolution and considers the choices, good and bad, it offered to artists.

Ten contemporary cultural specialists look back at the impact of the Russian Revolution of 1917 on artists of the time - in film, theatre, poetry, dance and beyond. 
Journalist and writer Martin Sixsmith opens the series with a consideration of the choices, good and bad, open to artists during and after the Revolution.

Part of Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture

Producer Alison Hindell
BBC Cymru Wales.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Authors, artists and historians describe works by inspirational and visionary artists

Authors, artists and historians describe works by inspirational and visionary artists that shook the world

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