Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,236 playable programmes from the BBC

Matthew Bourne's notoriously theatrical brand of choreography has brought ballet a new audience, but has not always proved popular with the critics.
David Benedict meets Bourne at Sadler's Wells, north London, where he is producing Nutcracker!

Contributors

Subject:
Matthew Bourne
Presenter:
David Benedict

William Walton's centenary is celebrated in dance with three performances. Tombeaux is creator David Bintley's lament for his mentor Frederick Ashton; Fagade, by Ashton himself, draws on the nonsense poetry of Edith Sitwell; and Sanctum by Lila York completes the bill.

Contributors

Composer:
William Walton
Creator:
David Bintley
Dancer:
Frederick Ashton
Poet:
Edith Sitwell
Performer:
Lila York

John Sayles's drama set in Alaska, starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as a torch singer stranded on a remote island with her troubled teenage daughter and a former fisherman.

Contributors

Director/writer:
John Sayles
Donna De Angelo:
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

BBC Four

About BBC Four

BBC Four reflects arts, music and culture with an ambitious range of intellectually and culturally enriching programmes, taking an expert and in-depth approach to its subjects.

Appears in

About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More