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Rhythms of India

Series 1

Ancient Melodies

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Music travelogue. Composer Soumik Datta begins his exploration of India in Kolkata, revealing how the country's music can help us to understand its past and its present. Show more

Turner Prize

2016

The Nominees

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Morgan Quaintance assesses the four nominees for this year's Turner Prize at Tate Britain, exploring the work of each of the artists and the themes that preoccupy them. Show more

Secret Knowledge

The Body Beautiful - Ancient Greeks, Good Looks and Glamour

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Natalie Haynes takes a journey into ancient beauty and modern glamour, examining how our obsession with the body beautiful goes back to an era of stunning artistic achievement. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Natalie Haynes
Producer:
Liam McArdle
Director:
Liam McArdle
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

Secret Knowledge

The Art of Witchcraft

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Artist Lachlan Goudie presents a personal documentary, inspired by his father, in which he investigates why witches have cast such a powerful spell over generations of artists. Show more

Turner Prize

2018

The Ceremony

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News ChannelLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

One of the world's best known prizes in visual art is awarded at Tate Britain in a special live programme.

Handmade

Episode 2: Metal

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for years

Filmed without voiceover or music, this film is an absorbing portrait of the complex processes behind the crafting of a steel knife by bladesmith Owen Bush. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Owen Bush
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright
Director:
Ian Denyer

Series

Handmade

Handmade

Episode 3: Wood

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Filmed over five days, this film reveals the complex, time-consuming processes involved in creating a Windsor chair, made by Jim Steele in his Warwickshire workshop. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Jim Steele
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright
Director:
Ian Denyer

Series

Handmade

imagine...

Winter 2012

Episode 3: The Many Lives of William Klein

Duration: 1 hour, 5 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Arts series. William Klein is one of the world's most influential photographers; imagine... spends time with him to discover the personality behind a remarkable creative life. Show more

Handmade on the Silk Road

Episode 2: The Wood Carver

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Series about traditional crafts along the Silk Road trade route. In his workshop in Khiva in Uzbekistan, Shavkat Jumanijozov makes doors, chests and wooden columns. Show more

The Art of Japanese Life

Series 1

Episode 3: Home

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Persian TV

James Fox looks at the clean minimalism of the Japanese home, which has been exported around the world, from modernist architecture to lifestyle stores like Muji. Show more

The Secret Life of Books

Series 1

Episode 2: Shakespeare's First Folio

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Series which uncovers the story behind the creation of six classic books. Simon Russell Beale looks at what we can learn from Shakespeare's First Folio. Show more

An Art Lovers' Guide

Series 2

Lisbon

Duration: 60 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 11 months

Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke reveal Lisbon's fascinating history through its cobbled streets, steep hills, picturesque shoreline and cultural riches. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Alan Edwards explores the reunion phenomenon - why bands are getting back together, what it's like for them when they do and how it's changing the business. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Edwards
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright
Producer:
James Giles
Director:
James Giles
Interviewed Guest:
Deborah Harry
Interviewed Guest:
Shaun Ryder
Interviewed Guest:
Alex James
Interviewed Guest:
Glen Matlock
Assistant Producer:
Lorna Lithgow
Production Manager:
Laura Deponio
Camera Operator:
Barry Ronan
Camera Operator:
Duncan Stingemore
Camera Operator:
Anton Jeffes
On-line editing:
Adam Hall
Re-recording mixer:
Sam Castleton
Production Coordinator:
Amanda Perry
Production Coordinator:
Sharon Wood

Turner Prize

2016

Live from Tate Britain

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

The Turner Prize 2016 - one of the best known visual art prizes celebrating British contemporary art. Live from Tate Britain.

Duration: 1 hour

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

Using images and stories from different families and generations, a revealing portrait how of we have documented our changing lives through the family photograph. Show more

Rhythms of India

Series 1

Music of the People

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Soumik Datta continues his journey around India by exploring traditional music. From folk singers to brass bands, how are musicians responding to a rapidly modernising India? Show more

Duration: 45 minutes

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

A visually stunning tribute to Hull's craft traditions, produced in collaboration with artist Linda Brothwell as part of Hull City of Culture 2017. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Glen Milner
Director:
Glen Milner
Camera Operator:
Glen Milner
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Mark reveals the cinematic tricks and techniques used to create classic heist movies, from The Asphalt Jungle to Ocean’s Eleven, The Italian Job to Baby Driver. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Alan Cumming sets out to discover the stories and people behind the movie Cabaret and the book on which it was based, interviewing Liza Minnelli and cabaret artist Ute Lemper. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Cumming
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell

Secret Knowledge

The Art of the Vikings

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Through interpretations of some Swedish archaeological treasures now on display in Edinburgh, Dr Janina Ramirez looks at Viking culture and its lasting influence on Britain. Show more