Exploring playwright Dennis Potter 's use of recorded popular song in such seminal work as Pennies from
Heaven and The Singing Detective.
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Stuart Maconie is joined by the London Film Festival's artistic director, Sandra Hebron, and film critic Tony Rayns to discuss world cinema in 2004 and the six nominated films. Mark Kermode reports on output from Asian cinema, Geoff Andrew tackles Europe and Latin film festival director Eva Tarr-Kirkhope considers films from the Americas.
(Stuart Maconie's DVD review: p38)
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Einstein's revelations about light, the universe and everything totally changed our view of the world.
Hosted by Simon Schaffer. BBCi: explore light through the night sky by pressing the red button on the handset
An irreverent take on the life of international revolutionary, best-selling author and hobbyist bridge builder - Thomas Paine.
Clint Eastwood widens his remit to explore his passion for American piano music - from jazz to blues. With archive footage of Ray Charles ,
Dave Brubeck and Jay McShann.
the industrial merger between Mercedes and Chrysler in 1998
