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Duration: 1 hour

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

Stephen Smith meets Andy Warhol's friends and confidantes to get closer to the man behind the enigmatic public image, experiencing a day in the life of the pop art superstar. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Smith
Producer:
David Shulman
Director:
David Shulman
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright
Unit Manager:
Lisa Phelan

Artsnight

Series 2

Episode 26: When Henry Met Karl

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Magazine arts show. Leading neurosurgeon Henry Marsh interviews Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard, in what should be an entertaining and cerebral encounter. Show more

Artsnight

Series 3

Episode 2: Nicholas Serota

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Magazine arts show. Sir Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate, journeys to Middlesbrough and New York to ask why contemporary art matters. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 14 minutes

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

Documentary. Few families have accumulated more wealth and collected more art than the Gettys. This programme unearths the lasting cultural impact of three generations. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Hip-hop legend and art lover Fab 5 Freddy saddles up to explore 15th-century Italian renaissance art in 15th-century style – on horseback. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Fred Brathwaite
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee
Director:
David Shulman

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 12 months

In a UK exclusive, Barack Obama encounters historian David Olusoga to discuss his long-awaited memoir A Promised Land, and how he may have cast a spotlight on the racial fault lines in America. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Interviewed Guest:
Barack Obama
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson
Producer:
David Shulman
Director:
David Shulman

Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News Middle East

Former American President Barack Obama encounters British historian David Olusoga to discuss his memoir 'A Promised Land'. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Interviewed Guest:
Barack Obama
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson
Producer:
David Shulman
Director:
David Shulman

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2022

Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

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

Alan Yentob meets virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier, and hears from musicians Jacob has collaborated with, including Stormzy, Chris Martin and Hans Zimmer. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Director:
David Shulman
Producer:
David Shulman
Producer:
Tom Harrad
Series Editor:
Alan Yentob
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

Stephen Fry talks to Alan Yentob about the personal challenges he has faced, and the professional achievements he has enjoyed, before a sell-out audience at the BFI Imax. Show more

In Conversation with Alan Yentob

Series 1

Sir Bob Geldof

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

Sir Bob Geldof provided the inspiration for the global TV event created by the Live Aid Concert in 1985. He talks to Alan Yentob about the backstory of a defining moment in BBC history. Show more

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News North AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC News North America

In front of an audience at the BFI Imax in London, Stephen Fry - writer, presenter, comedian, actor - discusses his personal challenges and professional achievements. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Fry
Interviewer:
Alan Yentob
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee
Producer:
David Shulman
Director:
David Shulman

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News Asia PacificLatest broadcast: on BBC News Latin America

Alan Yentob engages Bob Geldof in a wide ranging discussion of the personal, musical, technological, and political events which comprise the backstory to the Live Aid Concert of 1985.  Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Bob Geldof
Interviewer:
Alan Yentob
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee
Executive Producer:
Gabriel Jagger
Producer:
David Shulman
Director:
David Shulman

Genres

Artsnight

Honesty

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News North America

In this Artsnight special, leading neurosurgeon Henry Marsh interviews controversial Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard, in what should be an entertaining and cerebral encounter. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Henry Marsh
Interviewed Guest:
Karl Ove Knausgaard
Editor:
Janet Lee
Series Producer:
John Mullen
Producer:
David Shulman
Director:
David Shulman

Series

Artsnight

Artsnight

Why Does Contemporary Art Matter?

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News North America

Sir Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate art museums and galleries, makes a personal journey to one of the most economically deprived areas of the UK, and then to New York. Show more

Contributors

Editor:
Janet Lee
Series Producer:
Matthew Springford
Director:
David Shulman
Presenter:
Nicholas Serota

Series

Artsnight

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News North America

Hip-hop legend and art lover Fab 5 Freddy saddles up to explore 15th-century Italian renaissance art in 15th-century style - on horseback. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Fred Brathwaite
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee
Director:
David Shulman

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

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

Available for years

Documentary film telling the story of Brooklyn-born artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose work reflected a new type of expressionism in modern art. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Cameras gain exclusive access to Sir Peter Blake as he completes his groundbreaking art works inspired by Under Milk Wood, which will be displayed at the National Museum of Wales. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
David Shulman
Director:
David Shulman
Executive Producer:
Emma Morgan