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Documentary which follows the construction of a trailblazing 36,000-tonne steel structure to entomb the ruins of the nuclear power plant destroyed in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd
Director:
Martin Gorst
Producer:
Martin Gorst
Executive Producer:
Carlo Massarella

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World

2019

Main Prize Round 1

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

The competition begins as 20 of the world's most outstanding classical singers, from 15 countries, compete in the 36th year of the BBC's premier voice competition for a place in the 2019 final. Show more

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Graal Théâtre - Kaija Saariaho

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Tom Service presents an analysis of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's Graal Théâtre followed by a performance of the work by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ludovic Morlot. Show more

Anjelica Huston tells the story of the life and work of Irish writer James Joyce - from his impoverished childhood to literary fame and his flight from the Nazis. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Anjelica Huston
Production Company:
Blueprint Pictures Limited
Director:
Kieron Walsh
Director of photography:
Joe Edwards
Participant:
Frank McGuinness
Participant:
John Banville
Participant:
Colm Toibin
Participant:
Anne Enright
Participant:
Dominic West
Participant:
Edna O'Brien
Participant:
Ruth Gilligan
Participant:
David Simon
Participant:
Jeffrey Eugenides
Participant:
Fintan O'Toole
Participant:
Eimear McBride

Treasures of Ancient Greece

Episode 3: The Long Shadow

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Filming in Italy, Germany, France and Britain, Alastair Sooke explores the extraordinary afterlife of Greek masterpieces that changed the course of western culture. Show more

Dr James Fox takes a journey through six different landscapes across Britain, meeting artists whose work explores our relationship to the natural world. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James Fox
Writer:
James Fox
Producer:
Ben Harding
Director:
Ben Harding
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright

BBC Four HD

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