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Dance for the Camera

Contemporary dance works commissioned by the BBC and the Arts Council, captured on film

Dance for the Camera: The Linesman

19/11/2000

The Linesman

BBC Four - Dance for the Camera, The Linesman

Dance on film. The linesman at a local amateur football match takes his job too seriously.

Themed contemporary dance performances. A linesman officiating over a football match becomes increasingly involved in the game. Choreography by Dan O'Neill.

Dance on film. On the sidelines of a local amateur football pitch, the linesman takes his job very seriously. But all he can do is trot up and down the line, following the action but never taking part. As the game proceeds, his movements begin to mimic those of the players. Choreographed by Dan O'Neill.

Knowledge, arts, music and culture from the UK and the world.

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.

Contemporary dance piece. A football linesman becomes entranced by the movements of the players.

New Year's Day Concert

BBC Two

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra perform their traditional New Year's Day concert.

New Year's Day Concert; New Year's Day Concert from Vienna

New Year's Day Concert: 2008 - Highlights

01/01/2008

2008 - Highlights

BBC Two - New Year's Day Concert, 2008 - Highlights

The Vienna Philharmonic perform their traditional New Year's Day Concert.

From the Golden Concert Hall of the Musikverein, the Vienna Philharmonic perform their traditional New Year's Day Concert, conducted by Georges Pretre.

From the Golden Concert Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, an extended version of the traditional New Year's Day Concert performed by the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Georges Prêtre. The 2008 concert predominantly features the music of the Strauss dynasty and locations around Vienna provide stunning backdrops for performances by the Ballet of the Vienna State Opera and Volksoper. Vienna's famous Lipizzan horses also make a choreographic appearance.

New Year's Day Concert from Vienna

New. In the concluding programme of the strand, the Vienna Philharmonic perform their traditional show at the Golden Concert Hall of the Musikverein. See panel.

Dance Britannia

Dance Britannia: Episode 3: Dangerous Dancing

Episode 3

Episode 3: Dangerous Dancing

Dangerous Dancing

BBC Four - Dance Britannia, Dangerous Dancing

From the 1970s, allegiance to music types created separate scenes, from punk to disco.

Series about the history of British social dancing in the 20th century. In the 1970s, allegiance to music types created separate dance scenes, from punk to disco.

Three-part documentary series telling the history of British social dancing in the 20th century, using rare archive film and interviews. From the 1970s, allegiance to music types created separate dance scenes, from punk to soul to disco. Sex and drugs were more essential than ever to dance, whether it was reggae dancehall's sexualised moves or rave's love affair with ecstasy. The rave scene was a home-grown phenomenon, provoking government legislation and induction into the cultural mainstream.

Three-part documentary series telling the history of British dancing in the 20th century.

Three-part documentary series telling the history of British social dancing in the 20th century, using rare archive film and interviews.

The final programme in the series begins with 1970s disco and charts the impact of punk and ethnic diversity before concluding with the 21st-century revival of ballroom dance.

Fanny Hill

Fanny Hill: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC Four - Fanny Hill, Episode 1

Fanny travels to London where her virtue is tested by the lascivious Mr Crofts.

Two-part adaptation of John Cleland's infamous novel. After losing her parents to smallpox, Fanny Hill travels to London, where she is employed by local madam Mrs Brown.

Andrew Davies's two-part adaptation of John Cleland's infamous, classic 18th-century novel, Fanny Hill.

After losing her parents to smallpox, Fanny travels to London where, employed by local madam Mrs Brown, her virtue is tested by the lascivious Mr Crofts. Eloping with her true love Charles, Fanny basks in happy domesticity. But when Charles' father, the same Mr Crofts, meets his son's fiancee he banishes Charles to the West Indies to leave Fanny alone with spiralling debts.

Andrew Davies's two-part adaptation of John Cleland's infamous, classic 18th-century novel

Andrew Davies's two-part adaptation of John Cleland's infamous, classic 18th-century novel.

1/2. Andrew Davies 's dramatisation of John Cleland 's erotic novel stars 
Rebecca Night as the young woman who battles to attain respectability after arriving in London but falls into a life of prostitution.   
11.10 2/2. Fanny becomes mistress of the enigmatic Mr H until he expels her from his home.

Fanny Hill: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC Four - Fanny Hill, Episode 2

In need of money, Fanny becomes mistress to the enigmatic Mr H.

Adaptation of John Cleland's infamous novel. In need of money, Fanny becomes mistress to the enigmatic Mr H. Jealous of her love for Charles, he expels Fanny from his home.

Andrew Davies's two-part adaptation of John Cleland's infamous, classic 18th-century novel, Fanny Hill. In need of money, Fanny becomes mistress to the enigmatic Mr H. Jealous of Fanny's love for Charles, he expels Fanny from his home and she seeks refuge in Mrs Cole's brothel. However, Fanny is thrown on to the streets when the brothel is closed. Rescuing the elderly Mr Goodyear, Fanny receives a handsome inheritance for her companionship. Charles pursues Fanny and they plan their future.

The Secret Life of the Motorway

The Secret Life of the Motorway: Episode 1: Falling in Love

Episode 1: Falling in Love

Falling in Love

BBC Four - The Secret Life of the Motorway, Falling in Love

From the building of the first motorway in Britain to the celebration of the most complex.

Documentary series celebrating Britain's motorways. This first part includes interviews with the engineers and builders who designed and created the first motorway.

Documentary series which celebrates the birth of motorways and hails the achievements of those behind the 'road revolution'. The first episode takes us from the excitement of the building of the first motorway in Britain, the M6 Preston By-pass, to the celebration of the most complex, Spaghetti Junction. 

With amazing archive and often hilarious public information films, we take a trip back to a time when not only were motorways exciting and new, but there was also no speed limit. Interviews with the engineers who designed them, the navvies who built them and the people who drove on them bring to life and celebrate an achievement that we now take so much for granted.

Three-part documentary which celebrates the birth of motorways.

Three-part documentary which celebrates the birth of motorways and hails the achievements of those behind the 'road revolution'.

Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band Live in Dublin

03/08/2007

BBC One - Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band Live in Dublin

Bruce Springsteen and the Sessions Band perform at The Point, Dublin.

Bruce Springsteen and the Sessions Band at The Point, Dublin, with a set including favourites from The Seeger Sessions and radical interpretations from the Springsteen songbook.

Bruce Springsteen and the Sessions Band perform from at The Point, Dublin, with a set that includes favourites from The Seeger Sessions and radical interpretations from the Springsteen songbook. Songs include Old Dan Tucker, Growin' Up, O Mary Don't You Weep and How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live.

BBC One

Bruce Springsteen at Dublin

BBC Four Sessions

Leading musical artists perform live for the cameras

BBC Four Sessions: Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams

BBC Four - BBC Four Sessions, Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams, with his band The Cardinals, perform in LSO St Luke's, London.

Series of unique concerts featuring musicians from around the world. Ryan Adams, with his band The Cardinals, performs at the intimate setting of LSO St Luke's, London.

Series of unique concerts featuring musicians from around the world. Ryan Adams, with his band The Cardinals, performs a unique session from the intimate setting of LSO St Luke's, London. Songs include Winding Wheel, Goodnight Hollywood Blvd, Two, Halloween Head and a cover of Alice in Chains' Down in a Hole.

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