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Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

Huey learns why Cuban music is so globally revered, how its isolation has affected its musicians, and what the future holds as the country opens up. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Huey Morgan
Series Producer:
Clare Tavernor
Executive Producer:
Sam Anthony
Executive Producer:
Lisa Fairbank
Executive Producer:
Julie Heathcote
Director:
Andy Dunn
Production Company:
Factory Films

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Documentary telling the story of the generation of female artists who, having emerged out of the tumult of the late 1960s, aimed to radically change the way women were perceived. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Judy Chicago
Interviewed Guest:
Daria Dorosh
Interviewed Guest:
Rose English
Interviewed Guest:
Alison Gingeras
Interviewed Guest:
Mary Grigoriadis
Interviewed Guest:
Margaret Harrison
Interviewed Guest:
Lubaina Himid
Interviewed Guest:
Mary Kelly
Interviewed Guest:
Suzanne Lacy
Interviewed Guest:
Frances Morris
Interviewed Guest:
Griselda Pollock
Interviewed Guest:
Carolee Schneemann
Interviewed Guest:
Alice Wroe
Interviewed Guest:
Barbara Zucker
Narrator:
Anneka Harry
Colourist:
Mark Slobodian
On-line editing:
Tristan Lancey
Sound Mixer:
Ben Worlidge
Production Assistant:
Anna Kidel
Production Assistant:
Greg Barber
Production Manager:
Hazel Graham
Assistant Producer:
Emily Wallis
Executive Producer:
Emma Cahusac
Executive Producer:
Claire Whalley
Production Company:
What Larks! Productions

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Huey Morgan visits Brazil and meets musicians across the country, revealing an astonishingly diverse and political music scene. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Huey Morgan
Series Producer:
Clare Tavernor
Executive Producer:
Sam Anthony
Executive Producer:
Lisa Fairbank
Executive Producer:
Julie Heathcote
Production Company:
Factory Films

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

In the first of a two-part documentary, Paul O'Grady embarks on a personal journey through the history of the British working class to find out how work shaped our communities. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul O'Grady
Executive Producer:
Eamon Hardy
Series Editor:
Clare Tavernor
Participant:
Jean Marsh
Participant:
Tony Benn

The Culture Show

Into Orbit: A Culture Show Special

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

In this one-off special, The Culture Show goes behind the scenes to follow Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond's Orbit sculpture from commission to completion. Show more

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Winter 2013

Episode 2: Edmund de Waal: Make Pots or Die

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Documentary following bestselling author Edmund de Waal over the course of a remarkable year, as he exhibits his pottery work for the first time and researches his next book. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Paul O'Grady goes on a journey through the history of the British working class to find out how our lives outside of work brought us together and sometimes tore us apart. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul O'Grady
Executive Producer:
Eamon Hardy
Series Editor:
Clare Tavernor
Participant:
Cilla Black
Participant:
John Major
Participant:
Twiggy
Director:
Sarah Feltes

Africa: A Journey into Music

Series 1

Episode 3: Mali

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

DJ and broadcaster Rita Ray travels to Mali to find out how the country's traditional way of life and rich musical culture have endured through a ban on music in some areas. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rita Ray
Camera Operator:
Clare Tavernor
Executive Producer:
Sam Anthony
Editor:
Tim Hansen
Production Manager:
Rosie Holledge
Production Company:
Sundog Pictures Ltd

Africa: A Journey into Music

Series 1

Episode 1: Nigeria

Duration: 1 hour

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

Series exploring African influences in modern music. Rita Ray travels to Nigeria to trace the importance of rhythm in the country's music. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rita Ray
Executive Producer:
Sam Anthony
Camera Operator:
Clare Tavernor
Production Manager:
Rosie Holledge
Production Company:
Sundog Pictures Ltd

Duration: 1 hour

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

James Fox tells the story of New York in 1951, when the likes of Jackson Pollock, Jack Kerouac, Marlon Brando and David Ogilvy helped create the world we know today. Show more

Latin Music: A Session with

Series 1

Edwin Colón Zayas

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for years

Grammy Award-winning and world-renowned cuatro player Edwin Colón Zayas performs some of his favourite music with friends and family in the mountains of Puerto Rico. Show more

The Culture Show

The Battle for Stonehenge: A Culture Show Special

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Alastair Sooke looks at the controversy over the site surrounding Stonehenge, as English Heritage attempts to create a setting that this unique monument deserves. Show more

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Latin Music: A Session with

Series 1

Bossacucanova and Roberto Menescal

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Pioneer of Brazilian bossa nova Roberto Menescal joins his son’s band Bossacucanova in their Rio studio for a re-interpretation of classic bossa hits.

Artsnight

Edmund de Waal: Memory and Art

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North America

Artist Edmund de Waal looks at the theme of memory and art. He profiles the Aurora Orchestra, who perform classical works from memory. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Edmund de Waal
Series Producer:
John Mullen
Editor:
Janet Lee

Series

Artsnight

The Culture Show

The Battle for Stonehenge

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia Pacific

Alastair Sooke looks at the controversy over the site surrounding Stonehenge, as English Heritage attempts to create a setting that this unique monument deserves. Show more

Artsnight

Series 2

Episode 18: Edmund de Waal

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Magazine arts show. Artist Edmund de Waal looks at the theme of memory and art. He profiles the Aurora Orchestra, who perform classical works from memory. Show more

Artsnight

Series 1

Episode 1: Maxine Peake

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Magazine arts show. Acclaimed actor Maxine Peake takes editorial control. She talks to W1A's Jessica Hynes and the Sleaford Mods. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

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

A revealing portrait of 1966 told by the generation that shaped it, featuring Michael Palin, Janet Street-Porter, Peter Stringfellow, Nina Baden-Semper and Geno Washington. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Maxine Peake
Participant:
Peter Stringfellow
Participant:
Nina Baden-Semper
Participant:
Michael Palin
Participant:
Geno Washington
Executive Producer:
Eamon Hardy
Production Manager:
Evih Efue

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three HD

Film following singer Charli XCX as she talks to fellow artists about the music industry and finds out what feminism, the real 'f-word', means in the 21st century. Show more