Exuberant musical drama about life at New York's High School for the Performing Arts, where a chosen few battle to get to the top of their desired professions. Starring Irene Cara. Show more
Face to Face
Alan Parker
37 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
In a lively interview with Jeremy Isaacs, film-maker Alan Parker talks about how he operates in Hollywood, violence in the movies, and his working-class childhood in Islington. Show more
Front Row
Alan Parker, The Game, Eleanor Rees
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Arts news and interviews, including Alan Parker on Bugsy Malone, a review of new spy thriller TV series The Game, and poet Eleanor Rees on her latest collection Blood Child. Show more
Maureen Lipman stars as the mother of two young Jewish boys, billeted to Blackpool during the early days of the Second World War, in Jack Rosenthal's semi-autobiographical story.
A tribute to actor and director Lord Richard Attenborough. Narrated by Alan Rickman and featuring contributions from many of the people who worked closely with him. Show more
Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.
Powerful drama starring Gene Hackman. Two FBI agents with contrasting backgrounds investigate the murder of three civil rights workers in a small Mississippi township. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Alan Parker
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sue Lawley's castaway is film director Alan Parker. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Alan Parker
40 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Michael Parkinson's castaway is director Alan Parker. Show more