Celebrities trace their roots. Internationally-acclaimed director, producer and actor Spike Lee explores his family's slave origins, determined to find out who owned his family. Show more
The Film Programme
Spike Lee
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Antonia Quirke presents a special edition with Spike Lee. Show more
Oscar-nominated director Spike Lee's documentary assessment and celebration of Michael Jackson's 1987 blockbuster album Bad, the follow-up to Thriller. Show more
Documentary by Spike Lee about the 'King of Pop', MICHAEL JACKSON, which follows him from his early years at Motown Records until his legendary first solo album Off the Wall. Show more
A New York drug dealer embarks on one last night out before beginning a seven-year prison sentence. Starring Edward Norton and Philip Seymour Hoffman, and directed by Spike Lee. Show more
An uncompromising comedy about the racial tensions surrounding a white-owned pizzeria in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn on the hottest day of the summer and the violence that eventually erupts.
The Andrew Marr Show
10/02/2019
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament
Andrew Marr is joined by Tom Watson MP, James Brokenshire MP, Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl and director Spike Lee. Show more
1 hour, 5 minutes
Director Spike Lee's intimate portrait of New Orleans in the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, including interviews with many people involved in the disaster. Show more
1 hour, 5 minutes
Director Spike Lee's intimate portrait of New Orleans in the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, including interviews with many people involved in the disaster. Show more
2 hours, 10 minutes
Director Spike Lee's intimate portrait of New Orleans in the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, including interviews with many people involved in the disaster. Show more
The parlous state of Britain's Tornado fleet; Spike Lee on US police brutality; new laws against Premier Foods' 'pay to stay'; and why is poshness all over the TV?