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Handmade in Africa

Series 1

Dorze House

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

In the remote highlands of southern Ethiopia, a village community works together to weave a traditional bamboo house. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Admasu Ourage
Interviewed Guest:
Dasanshi Shirko
Participant:
Dura Dembela
Participant:
Abije Doko
Participant:
Warsa Walko
Production Manager:
Clare Burns
Producer:
Tom Harrad
Director:
Tom Harrad
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd

Art That Made Us

Series 1

To Kill a King

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

A splintering of politics and religion in the British Isles under the Stuart kings leads to more questioning art, new science and architecture. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Duncan Singh
Producer:
Ewan Roxburgh
Series Producer:
Melanie Fall
Executive Producer:
Michael Jackson
Executive Producer:
Denys Blakeway
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Documentary following Red Dwarf actor Robert Llewellyn's campaign to persuade residents of his village to generate their own power through renewable sources. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Russell Barnes
Executive Producer:
Molly Milton
Director:
Andy Mosse
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd
Assistant Producer:
Becky Evans
Production Coordinator:
Vicki Betihavas
Camera Operator:
Matt Waddleton
Camera Operator:
Will Pugh
Camera Operator:
Tim Platten
Camera Operator:
Mike Fox
Composer:
Soundbyte

Utopia: In Search of the Dream

Series 1

Episode 1: Blueprints for Better

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Richard Clay explores utopian visions for a better world - from radical politics to online communities - and asks if they can inspire real change. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Clay
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd
Assistant Producer:
Alex Brisland
Production Manager:
Clare Burns
Director of photography:
Pete Allibone
Sound Recordist:
Adam Prescod
On-line editing:
Ben Harris
Re-recording mixer:
Phitz Hearne
Colourist:
Tim Waller
Sound Recordist:
Tom Redhead
Camera Operator:
Will Churchill
Camera Operator:
Tim Platten

Utopia: In Search of the Dream

Series 1

Episode 2: Build It and They Will Come

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Can utopian visions for living ever reconcile the tension between the group and the individual, the rules and the desire to break free? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Clay
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd
Assistant Producer:
Alex Brisland
Production Manager:
Clare Burns
On-line editing:
Tristan Lancey
Researcher:
Sabrina Scollan
Re-recording mixer:
Phitz Hearne
Director of photography:
Pete Allibone
Sound Recordist:
Adam Prescod
Colourist:
Tim Waller
Sound Recordist:
Tom Redhead
Camera Operator:
Will Churchill
Camera Operator:
Tim Platten

Utopia: In Search of the Dream

Series 1

Episode 3: A Good Place Within

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Richard Clay asks if utopia is, ultimately, a state of mind. Can we all find our utopia in a perfect moment of transcendence, artistic expression or hedonism? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Clay
Interviewed Guest:
Tas Bahir
Interviewed Guest:
David Bingham
Interviewed Guest:
James Delaney
Interviewed Guest:
Martin Graham
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Hall
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Heimann
Interviewed Guest:
Charles Matlock
Interviewed Guest:
Sid Meier
Interviewed Guest:
Deimantas Narkevicius
Interviewed Guest:
Steve Reich
Interviewed Guest:
Gerald Simpson
Musician:
Anthony Negus
Musician:
Stephen Rooke
Music Group:
Aslam Ali
Music Group:
Mubarik Ali
Music Group:
Nabeel Ghori
Music Group:
Asad Iqbal
Music Group:
Haji Ameer Khan
Music Group:
Jatinder Kwatna
Music Group:
Zilgarnain Mahomed
Music Group:
Kamaldeep Mathary
Music Group:
Imad Undre
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd
Executive Producer:
Russell Barnes
Assistant Producer:
Alex Brisland
Production Manager:
Clare Burns
On-line editing:
Ben Harris
Researcher:
Sabrina Scollan
Re-recording mixer:
Phitz Hearne
Director of photography:
Pete Allibone
Sound Recordist:
Adam Prescod
Colourist:
Tim Waller
Sound Recordist:
Phil Nockles
Camera Operator:
Will Churchill
Camera Operator:
Tim Platten

Danceworks

Series 1

Street to Stage

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Dickson Mbi is at a critical breakthrough point in his career as he transitions from his street dance roots to the contemporary dance limelight. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Dickson Mbi
Participant:
Farooq Chaudhry
Participant:
Kenny Ho
Composer:
Roger Goula
Director:
Glen Milner
Executive Producer:
Molly Milton
Executive Producer:
Russell Barnes
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd

Danceworks

Series 1

The Dying Swan

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Former Royal Ballet principal Zenaida Yanowsky has to overcome knee surgery and fight her body back to fitness to prepare for one of her final public performances. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Zenaida Yanowsky
Participant:
Natalia Osipova
Participant:
Greg Retter
Producer:
Glen Milner
Director:
Glen Milner
Executive Producer:
Molly Milton
Executive Producer:
Russell Barnes
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd

Danceworks

Series 1

Choreographing History

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Film which reveals the artistic process behind Shobana Jeyasingh's new work, Contagion, an evocation of the 1918 flu epidemic. Show more

Contributors

Choreographer:
Shobana Jeyasingh
Director:
Glen Milner
Executive Producer:
Molly Milton
Executive Producer:
Russell Barnes
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd

Danceworks

Series 1

Prejudice and Passion

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Film which follows Carlos Pons Guerra as he choreographs work that explores questions of gender and sexual identity. Show more

Contributors

Choreographer:
Carlos Pons Guerra
Director:
Glen Milner
Executive Producer:
Molly Milton
Executive Producer:
Russell Barnes
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Documentary series. James Fox tells the story of Australia's indigenous culture, the oldest continuous culture anywhere in the world. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

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

David Reynolds re-examines the war leadership of American president Franklin Roosevelt, who inspired millions with stirring visions of a new and better postwar world. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Reynolds
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd

Handmade in the Pacific

Series 1

Episode 1: Yidaki

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Documentary series. In Arnhem Land, Northern Australia, a family works to create a 'yidaki' - an ancient and sacred Aboriginal instrument also known as a didgeridoo. Show more

Handmade in the Pacific

Series 1

Episode 2: Taupoo

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Documentary series. One of the last traditional weavers on the Polynesian island of Rurutu creates a ceremonial 'taupoo', a hat made from pandanus leaves. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Documentary series. In his exploration of the collision of the West and Pacific culture, James Fox explores how the West has created a vision of Polynesia as paradise. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Documentary series. James Fox explores how New Zealand's indigenous Maori people resisted colonisation and marginalisation and maintained their distinctive culture. Show more

Handmade in the Pacific

Series 1

Episode 3: Pou

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Documentary series. With chainsaws, adzes, and over 30 different chisels, Maori carver Logan Okiwi Shipgood crafts a 6ft tall 'pou' statue from native New Zealand timber. Show more

Handmade in the Pacific

Series 1

Episode 4: Kapa

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

For artist Dalani Tanahy, the painstaking process of creating 'kapa' - cloth made from tree bark - symbolises the resurgence of indigenous Hawaiian pride and identity. Show more

Danceworks

Series 2

Sharon Eyal: A Basic Instinct

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Behind the scenes with Sharon Eyal, one of the most exciting and powerful choreographers in contemporary dance, as she and her company L-E-V rehearse and premiere a new work. Show more

Contributors

Assistant Producer:
Abigail Hodgson Lorente
Production Manager:
Clare Burns
Executive Producer:
Russell Barnes
Executive Producer:
Alistair Spalding
Producer:
Bia Oliveira
Director:
Andy Dunn
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd
Production Company:
Sadler's Wells

Danceworks

Series 2

Firedance: Latin Fever

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

A film that follows two of Strictly’s most popular professional stars, Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez, as they put together a spectacular Latin showcase for their fans. Show more

Contributors

Assistant Producer:
Abigail Hodgson Lorente
Production Manager:
Clare Burns
Executive Producer:
Russell Barnes
Executive Producer:
Alistair Spalding
Producer:
Bia Oliveira
Director:
Andy Dunn
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd
Production Company:
Sadler's Wells