Programme Index

Duration: 6 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 30^th May 2016, 11:05 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Mon 30^th May 2016, 11:05 on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. Christopher Eccleston goes in search of the story behind Richard Wagner's dramatic Ride of the Valkyries. Show more

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 3: Bizet

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 31^st May 2016, 11:05 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Tue 31^st May 2016, 11:05 on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. Naomi Wilkinson and actor Bobby Lockwood introduce two famous pieces from Georges Bizet's gypsy opera Carmen. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Serena Cross
Producer:: Owen Kean
Director:: Nick Wickham
Director:: Oliver Smyth
Participant:: Naomi Wilkinson
Participant:: Bobby Lockwood

Genres

Children'sMusic

Series

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 4: Haydn

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 31^st May 2016, 15:10 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Tue 31^st May 2016, 15:10 on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. Former footballer Dion Dublin summarises Joseph Haydn's Trumpet Concerto, with the help of a football team and some MOTD-style graphics. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Serena Cross
Producer:: Owen Kean
Director:: Nick Wickham
Director:: Oliver Smyth
Participant:: Dion Dublin
Participant:: Alison Balsom
Participant:: Alpesh Chauhan

Genres

Children'sMusic

Series

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 5: Shostakovich

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 1^st Jun 2016, 11:05 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Wed 1^st Jun 2016, 11:05 on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. Accompanied by striking visuals, poet Lemn Sissay explores Dmitri Shostakovich's 10th Symphony. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Serena Cross
Producer:: Owen Kean
Director:: Nick Wickham
Director:: Oliver Smyth
Participant:: Lemn Sissay
Participant:: Alpesh Chauhan

Genres

Children'sMusic

Series

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 6: Bach

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 1^st Jun 2016, 15:10 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Wed 1^st Jun 2016, 15:10 on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. James May shows his sensitive side as he confesses his love for the music of JS Bach, with musical accompaniment from organist Wayne Marshall. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Serena Cross
Producer:: Owen Kean
Director:: Nick Wickham
Director:: Oliver Smyth
Participant:: James May
Participant:: Alpesh Chauhan

Genres

Children'sMusic

Series

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 8: Anne Clyne

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 2^nd Jun 2016, 15:10 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Thu 2^nd Jun 2016, 15:10 on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. Rapper, comedian and actor Doc Brown enters a threatening, animated seascape to introduce Night Ferry by living composer Anna Clyne. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Serena Cross
Producer:: Owen Kean
Director:: Nick Wickham
Director:: Oliver Smyth
Participant:: Doc Brown

Genres

Children'sMusic

Series

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 9: Verdi

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd Jun 2016, 11:10 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Fri 3^rd Jun 2016, 11:10 on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. Comedian Vikki Stone fears the end of the world is nigh as she introduces part of Guiseppe Verdi's Requiem. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Serena Cross
Producer:: Owen Kean
Director:: Nick Wickham
Director:: Oliver Smyth
Participant:: Vikki Stone

Genres

Children'sMusic

Series

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 10: Bernstein

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd Jun 2016, 15:05 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Fri 3^rd Jun 2016, 15:05 on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. Pixie Lott weaves her way through an animated 50s New York to the rhythms of Leonard Bernstein's Mambo from West Side Story. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Serena Cross
Producer:: Owen Kean
Director:: Nick Wickham
Director:: Oliver Smyth
Participant:: Pixie Lott

Genres

Children'sMusic

Series

BBC Four Sessions

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 4^th Jul 2008, 21:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 11^th Dec 2021, 02:40 on BBC Four HD

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds perform songs from their latest album and their back catalogue, including The Mercy Seat, Red Right Hand and Deanna. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Serena Cross
Director:: Nick Wickham

Genres

Music

Formats

Performances & Events

Brand

BBC Four Sessions

BBC Four Sessions

Randy Newman

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 7^th Nov 2008, 22:45 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 16^th Oct 2010, 00:00 on BBC Four

Acerbic singer-songwriter Randy Newman graces the stage at LSO St Luke's in London, joined by the strings of the BBC Concert Orchestra under conductor Robert Ziegler. Show more

Contributors

Performer:: Randy Newman
Producer:: Serena Cross
Director:: Nick Wickham

Genres

MusicFolk

Formats

Performances & Events

Brand

BBC Four Sessions

Ten Pieces

Ten Pieces II

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 26^th Dec 2015, 10:35 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sun 3^rd Jan 2016, 09:30 on CBBC HD

An immersive family film mixing a celebrity cast with magical animation, live action and stunning close-up performance to bring ten pieces of orchestral music to life. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Serena Cross
Producer:: Owen Kean
Director:: Oliver Smyth
Director:: Nick Wickham

Genres

Brand

Ten Pieces

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 7: Vaughan Williams

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 2^nd Jun 2016, 11:05 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Thu 2^nd Jun 2016, 11:05 on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. Molly Rainford visits the English countryside to explore the tranquil piece The Lark Ascending. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Serena Cross
Producer:: Owen Kean
Director:: Nick Wickham
Director:: Oliver Smyth
Participant:: Molly Rainford
Participant:: Nicola Benedetti

Genres

Children'sMusic

Series

Ten Little Pieces

Episode 2: Gabriel Prokofiev

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 30^th May 2016, 15:10 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Mon 30^th May 2016, 15:10 on CBBC HD

Series about classical music. London-based composer Gabriel Prokofiev introduces his extraordinary piece, along with Radio 1's Clara Amfo. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Serena Cross
Producer:: Owen Kean
Director:: Nick Wickham
Director:: Oliver Smyth
Participant:: Gabriel Prokofiev
Participant:: Clara Amfo

Genres

Children'sMusic

Series

Ten Pieces

Ten Pieces I

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd Oct 2014, 03:55 on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Tue 21^st Jul 2015, 05:00 on BBC Two HD

Performances by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales are mixed with live action and magical animation to open up the world of classical music to children. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Barney Harwood
Presenter:: Khalil Madovi
Presenter:: Laura Mvula
Presenter:: Katy B
Presenter:: Richard McCourt
Presenter:: Dominic Wood
Presenter:: Dan Starkey
Presenter:: Claudia Winkleman
Presenter:: Leanne Dunstan
Presenter:: Sarah Rayson
Presenter:: Anna Meredith
Performer:: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer:: BBC National Chorus of Wales
Conductor:: Thomas Søndergård
Performer:: Tim Thorpe
Performer:: undefined Drum Works
Producer:: Serena Cross
Producer:: Sam White
Director:: Oliver Smyth
Director:: Nick Wickham
Executive Producer:: Katy Jones

Genres

Brand

Ten Pieces

Ten Pieces

Ten Pieces Extra

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 9^th Oct 2014, 05:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Fri 24^th Jul 2015, 05:15 on BBC Two HD

A deeper exploration of some of the music featured in Ten Pieces, as celebrities offer further insight into the composers and works included in the film. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Barney Harwood
Presenter:: Khalil Madovi
Presenter:: Laura Mvula
Presenter:: Katy B
Performer:: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor:: Thomas Søndergård
Performer:: undefined Drum Works
Producer:: Serena Cross
Producer:: Sam White
Director:: Oliver Smyth
Director:: Nick Wickham

Genres

Brand

Ten Pieces