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6.05 Swedish Science in the 18th Century (S) 7736024 6.30 Women of Northern Ireland (S)
7.00 Galapagos Research in the Field (S)85393 7.30 WaitingTheir Turn: Minorities in a Democracy (S) 7808312 7.55 Computers and the Arts Computing the History of Art

Maggie Wooley , director of the disability arts body Shape, talks to Raymond Hollywood about her life and work and selects her favourite moments from the See Hear archives. With sign language and in-vision subtitles. Repeated on Wednesday at 2am on BBC1

Contributors

Unknown:
Maggie Wooley
Unknown:
Raymond Hollywood

Jonathan Miller 's acclaimed new production of Mozart's comic opera, performed at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, conducted by James Levine.
A tale of intrigue and deceit set in 18th-century Seville that follows the servant Figaro, who vows revenge when he learns that philandering Count Almaviva has designs on his betrothed.
Director Gary Halvorson (S)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Miller
Conducted By:
James Levine.
Director:
Gary Halvorson
Figaro:
Bryn Terfel (bass)
Susanna:
Cecilia Bartoli (soprano)
Countess Almaviva:
Renee Fleming (soprano)
Cherubino:
Suzanne Mentzer (mezzo-Soprano)

Another prized place in the quarter-finals of the world championship will be filled this evening on day eight from the Crucible theatre in Sheffield. Presented by Matt Smith. Producer Alison Witkover : Executive producer Graham Fry (S) (W)

Contributors

Presented By:
Matt Smith.
Producer:
Alison Witkover

Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin. Regarded as a film that marked the birth of contemporary cinematic language, Sergei Eisenstein 's Battleship Potemkin (1925) also remains one of the most heavily censored films of the 20th century, banned by governments fearful of its propaganda for the Bolshevik cause. Film-maker Renny Bartlett tells the story of the making of the film and deconstructs the sequence on the Odessa Steps, six minutes of montage that would inspire such diverse talents as Francis Bacon , Woody Allen , Brian De Palma and Ken Russell.
Producer Chris Granlund ; Executive producer Andrea Miller (S) (W) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/arts

Contributors

Unknown:
Sergei Eisenstein
Unknown:
Renny Bartlett
Unknown:
Francis Bacon
Unknown:
Woody Allen
Unknown:
Brian de Palma
Unknown:
Ken Russell.
Producer:
Chris Granlund
Producer:
Andrea Miller

The penultimate programme from the eight-part series that tracks the evolution of popular music.
Soundtrack. Broadway and Hollywood musicals have produced some of the greatest songs of all time, and the fortunes of many turgid shows and uninspiring films have been transformed by a hit tune. Tonight's programme examines the history of the show tune, from Cole Porter and Rodgers and Hammerstein to Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber and, finally, Disney, which in recent years has brought about the renaissance of the big movie song.
The stories behind such classic songs as "Night and Day",
"Over the Rainbow", "My Funny Valentine", "Somewhere", "Cabaret", "I Don't Know How to Love Him" and "Stayin' Alive" are told by, among others, Stephen Sondheim, Kander and Ebb, Tim Rice, Georgio Moroder, Robin Gibb and Alan Menken. Narrated by Clive Owen.
(S) (W)

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Contributors

Composer:
Cole Porter
Lyricist/Interviewee:
Tim Rice
Composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Composer/Interviewee:
Stephen Sondheim
Interviewees:
Kander and Ebb
Interviewee:
Robin Gibb
Interviewee:
Alan Menken
Narraotr:
Clive Owen
Director:
Peter Jamieson
Producer:
Alan Lewens

Richard Blackwood and Nina Wadia host the EMMAs
(Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards), a celebration from London's Grosvenor House hotel of triumphs in the entertainment industry and the British media.
Among those celebrities nominated for categories that cover subjects including music, film, TV, art and journalism are Craig David , Eddie Murphy , Lennox Lewis , Denise Lewis , Ali G , Chow Yun-Fat , Meera Syal ,
Thandie Newton , Martin Lawrence and Martin Bashir. The evening will also feature music from Damage and Vanessa Mae and comedy from Angie le Mar and Paul Chowdhry.
Director Julia Knowles ; Executive producer Sharon Ali (S)

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Blackwood
Unknown:
Nina Wadia
Unknown:
Craig David
Unknown:
Eddie Murphy
Unknown:
Lennox Lewis
Unknown:
Denise Lewis
Unknown:
Ali G
Unknown:
Chow Yun-Fat
Unknown:
Meera Syal
Unknown:
Thandie Newton
Unknown:
Martin Lawrence
Unknown:
Martin Bashir.
Unknown:
Vanessa Mae
Unknown:
Angie Le Mar
Unknown:
Paul Chowdhry.
Director:
Julia Knowles
Producer:
Sharon Ali

Drama. A semi-autobiographical portrait of life in seventies Brooklyn by director Spike Lee. A young out-of-work jazz musician and his wife struggle to bring up five children in an atmosphere of tension and financial problems. Widescreen. Ends 1.45am. Review page 49.
(1994.12) (S)(W)

Contributors

Director:
Spike Lee.
Carolyn Carmichael:
Alfre Woodard
Woody Carmichael:
Delroy Lindo
Tony Eyes:
David Patrick Kelly
Troy:
Zelda Harris
Clinton:
Carlton Williams
Wendell:
Sharif Rashid
Joseph:
Tse-MacH Washington
Nate:
Christopher Knowings
Vic:
Isaiah Washington
Snuffy:
Spike Lee

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