Palin 2/4. Palin stops off at Dakar and Mali's capital
Bamako on his way to Timbuktu. First shown on BBC1
Then Weather
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New series 1/10. Writer
Irma Kurtz emulates the journey taken in 1867 by Mark Twain and recorded in his book The Innocents
Abroad, starting out for Tangier via Gibraltar and chatting to novelist John Hopkins.
The story of the opera diva's last performance, and how her momentous role in Puccini's Tosca mirrored events in her private life.
Fixated with mythological imagery and triple gatefold sleeves, progressive rock faded when punk arrived, but was it really as bad as its critics say? Time Shift gets the lowdown on Yes, Genesis et al from, among others. John Peei and Bob Harris.
Pete Frame's genealogical documentary on prog rock's originals.
The former Velvet Underground violist plays music from across his experimental career.
