Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media: - All Programmes
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Life at LIPA
Series that raises the curtain on the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Art of Australia
Academic Corin Throsby explores the rich cultural life of her native Australia.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Tommy Steele at 80
Celebration of the life of singer and actor Tommy Steele as he reaches his 80th birthday.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2
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Rick Wakeman's Key to Keys
Rick Wakeman looks at keyboard players past and present and keyboard-influenced music.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2
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A Christmas Carol
Christine de Luca reflects on the enduring appeal of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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Hull Before Culture
Playwright John Godber takes a drive around Hull to explore the city's culture.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand
How musical theatre evolved over the last 100 years to become today's global phenomenon.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Our Dancing Town
Three Yorkshire towns celebrate their heritage in a series of dance spectaculars.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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The Lively Arts
Series broadcast on radio from 1965 to 1976. It later switched to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½2.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Artists on Film: Scenes from Working Lives
Series featuring ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archive footage of major British painters and sculptors.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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The Great Picture Trail
Series in which people from all walks of life talk about their favourite paintings.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Intimations
Malcolm Muggeridge talks to iconic figures from the arts, culture and literary worlds.
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The King & the Playwright: A Jacobean History
Professor James Shapiro re-examines the work of Shakespeare during King James I's reign.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Punk Britannia
A brand new take on the most transformative force in British popular music history
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Treasures of Ancient Rome
Alastair Sooke takes an in-depth look at the art of the Roman Empire.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
Waldemar Januszczak looks at the Dark Ages in a new light.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Archaeology: A Secret History
Dr Richard Miles seeks our ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Five Sculptors
Patrick Hughes presents a series looking at the work of five eminent British sculptors.
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Modern Novelists
Frank Kermode hosts a series of conversations with some of the eminent writers of the day.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Motives
Series in which well-known names in the arts are quizzed on the motives behind their work.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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In Conversation
Programmes in which people with northern ties or roots discuss their early lives.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Artists' Notebooks
Four-part series for schools looking at the life and work of four major artists.
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Heritage! The Battle for Britain's Past
A vibrant three-part series exploring how heritage became a mass popular movement.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Sound and the Fury in Concert
Performances recorded for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four's The Sound and the Fury: A Century of Music
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Julian Bream Masterclass
Series of informal masterclasses by the renowned guitarist Julian Bream.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
The history of our curious relationship with murder is explored by Lucy Worsley.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Blues America
The story of how the blues crossed borders from black to white and from weak to powerful.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Blues Night
Arena presents an evening of the blues, introduced by B.B. King and John Walters.
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Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Alastair Sooke looks at masterpieces of Ancient Egypt through the eyes of an art lover.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ at the Quay
A pop-up festival coinciding with Glasgow's Commonwealth Games and Festival 2014.
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The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain
Dr Lucy Worsley tells the story of Britain's first Georgian kings.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Story of Women and Art
Professor Amanda Vickery goes on a journey to discover a hidden world of female artistry.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction
Historian Dominic Sandbrook and leading creators tell the story of science fiction.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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My Life in Science Fiction
Stars and fans share personal stories about making, and enjoying, Science Fiction.
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Private View
A series of personal tours of blockbuster exhibitions, exclusive to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer.
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World of Difference
Series of programmes looking at how different professions have changed over the years.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Phil Cunningham's Pipe Dream
Phil Cunningham explores the history of the bagpipes and composes music for the instrument
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Treasures of the Indus
Ancient treasures of the Indian sub-continent that have shaped the modern Indian world.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Radio 1's Screen Time
Join Radio 1’s Ali Plumb for movie news, reviews and extra behind-the-screens fun.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 1
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Making Their Mark: Six Artists on Drawing
A series in which six artists talk about drawing.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Danny Leigh's British Film Mavericks
Film critic Danny Leigh profiles the rebels and brilliant outsiders of British cinema.
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