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Electric Proms

2009

Dame Shirley Bassey

Duration: 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Dame Shirley Bassey performs some of her best-loved blockbusters at the BBC Electric Proms 2009, accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra on stage at Camden's iconic Roundhouse. Show more

Electric Proms

2006

The Who

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 10 months

Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are on blistering form in a session recorded at the Roundhouse in north London, as the grand finale of the BBC's Electric Proms in 2006. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Lauren Laverne presents a packed half hour from the Grosvenor House Hotel, with clips of the performances from all twelve nominees, and interviews with guests and the winner. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Following the Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste and choir as they make their debut UK visit, the latest step in an extraordinary odyssey for the world's first all-black orchestra. Show more

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 1: Wagner

Duration: 6 minutes

First broadcast: on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. Christopher Eccleston goes in search of the story behind Richard Wagner's dramatic Ride of the Valkyries. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Serena Cross
Producer:
Owen Kean
Director:
Nick Wickham
Director:
Oliver Smyth

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 3: Bizet

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. Naomi Wilkinson and actor Bobby Lockwood introduce two famous pieces from Georges Bizet's gypsy opera Carmen. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Serena Cross
Producer:
Owen Kean
Director:
Nick Wickham
Director:
Oliver Smyth
Participant:
Naomi Wilkinson
Participant:
Bobby Lockwood

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 4: Haydn

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. Former footballer Dion Dublin summarises Joseph Haydn's Trumpet Concerto, with the help of a football team and some MOTD-style graphics. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Serena Cross
Producer:
Owen Kean
Director:
Nick Wickham
Director:
Oliver Smyth
Participant:
Dion Dublin
Participant:
Alison Balsom
Participant:
Alpesh Chauhan

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 5: Shostakovich

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. Accompanied by striking visuals, poet Lemn Sissay explores Dmitri Shostakovich's 10th Symphony. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Serena Cross
Producer:
Owen Kean
Director:
Nick Wickham
Director:
Oliver Smyth
Participant:
Lemn Sissay
Participant:
Alpesh Chauhan

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 6: Bach

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. James May shows his sensitive side as he confesses his love for the music of JS Bach, with musical accompaniment from organist Wayne Marshall. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Serena Cross
Producer:
Owen Kean
Director:
Nick Wickham
Director:
Oliver Smyth
Participant:
James May
Participant:
Alpesh Chauhan

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 8: Anne Clyne

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. Rapper, comedian and actor Doc Brown enters a threatening, animated seascape to introduce Night Ferry by living composer Anna Clyne. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Serena Cross
Producer:
Owen Kean
Director:
Nick Wickham
Director:
Oliver Smyth
Participant:
Doc Brown

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 10: Bernstein

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. Pixie Lott weaves her way through an animated 50s New York to the rhythms of Leonard Bernstein's Mambo from West Side Story. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Serena Cross
Producer:
Owen Kean
Director:
Nick Wickham
Director:
Oliver Smyth
Participant:
Pixie Lott

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on Red Button (Satellite and Cable)

Filmed at the Barbican in London, this tribute concert to the singer-songwriter Sandy Denny spans her career with Fairport Convention, Fotheringay and as a solo artist. Show more

Contributors

Performer:
Green Gartside
Performer:
Thea Gilmore
Performer:
Dave Swarbrick
Performer:
Jerry Donahue
Performer:
Blair Dunlop
Performer:
Joan Wasser
Performer:
Sam Carter
Music Director:
Andrew Batt
Producer:
Serena Cross

Songwriters' Circle

Series 2

Episode 3: Donovan, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Roger Cook

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Filmed at London's Porchester Hall, singer-songwriters Donovan, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Roger Cook perform their classics, chat about their work and collaborate musically. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Bill Anderson, Clint Black and Bob DiPiero - three giants of American country music - bring the Nashville 'guitar pull' to London's Bush Hall and showcase their trademark songs. Show more