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Masterworks

Series 1

The Rite of Spring

Duration: 1 hour, 13 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Michael Berkeley introduces an in-depth exploration of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, including a full performance of the work that caused a riot at its premiere in 1913. Show more

Last Word

Harold Pendleton, Glenn Barr, Iona Opie, Gary Flather QC OBE, Sir John Manduell

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Matthew Bannister on club owner Howard Pendleton, loyalist politician Glenn Barr, folklorist Iona Opie, lawyer Gary Flather and RNCM principal Sir John Manduell. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Nick Pendleton
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Jones
Interviewed Guest:
David Burnside
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Rosen
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Berkeley
Interviewed Guest:
Robert Griffiths
Interviewed Guest:
Denis Murray
Producer:
Neil George

Masterworks: Six Pieces of Britain

Episode 3: William Walton - Belshazzar's Feast

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Michael Berkeley puts William Walton's Belshazzar's Feast in the context of his life, from Oldham upbringing to the Italian island of Ischia. Show more

Front Row

Vermeer exhibition; tennis on film; pianist Mitsuko Uchida

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Michael Berkeley on the use of music in Vermeer's paintings, advice for writers from TV producers, tennis champions in new films, and pianist Mitsuko Uchida's Cultural Exchange. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Berkeley
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Bowker
Interviewed Guest:
Patrick Spence
Interviewed Guest:
Mitsuko Uchida

Front Row

Harry Potter on stage, Cultural response to Brexit, Michael Berkeley and Anthony Payne

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

A review of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, listeners' reaction to this morning's debate on the cultural response to Brexit, plus Michael Berkeley and Anthony Payne. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Henry Hitchings
Interviewed Guest:
Victoria Pomery
Interviewed Guest:
Fergus Linehan
Interviewed Guest:
Judith Blake
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Berkeley
Interviewed Guest:
Anthony Payne
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn