Arts
The Read
Rediscover the books you thought you knew. Acclaimed actors combine with classic literature, breathing new life into iconic stories.
Series 3: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: The Read with Reece Shearsmith (64 mins)
- ArenaTruth is telling. How music and lyrics provided a lifeline at a time of personal change59 mins
- The Truth about Len DeightonProfile of best-selling author Len Deighton, creator the Harry Palmer thriller series.59 mins
- OmnibusAuthor Patricia Cornwell is convinced she knows Jack the Ripper's true identity. (2002)58 mins
- Billy Connolly and Aly Bain: Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig...Anecdotes, tributes and readings for the late poet Norman MacCaig.59 mins
- What Do Artists Do All Day?A rare insight into contemporary artist Michael Craig-Martin at work in his London studio.29 mins
- The Secret Life of BooksTony Jordan brings his writer's insight to Charles Dickens's Great Expectations.
- Gaga for Dada: The Original Art RebelsAn irreverent trip into the world of influential avant-garde art movement Dada.58 mins
- Art of FranceFrench art's development up to the arrival of classicism and the Age of Enlightenment.
- Britten’s War Requiem: Staging a MasterpieceTurner Prize winner Wolfgang Tillmans and the ENO reimagine Britten's War Requiem.59 mins
- Art on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½Art historian Sona Datta creates a television history of Michelangelo.59 mins
- Nature and Us: A History through ArtJames Fox uses art to chart humankind’s earliest attempts to gain control over nature.
- This Cultural LifeSheku Kanneh-Mason. Music of all kinds has been an influence on the acclaimed cellist30 mins
