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Simon Schama's Power of Art
Simon Schama recounts moments of high drama in the making of eight artistic masterpieces.
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The Truth about Len Deighton
Profile of best-selling author Len Deighton, creator the Harry Palmer thriller series.
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Living with Harry Potter
Author J K Rowling and Stephen Fry discuss the Harry Potter book series.
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Trollope on Austen
Novelist Joanna Trollope explores the work of her favourite author, Jane Austen.
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A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah revisits his home town, Birmingham, on a mission to compose a new poem.
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Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Jim White takes a road trip into the heart of the poor white American South. (2004)
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Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark
Kirsty Wark interviews fashion icon Vivienne Westwood.
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Roy Lichtenstein: Pop Idol
Roy Lichtenstein revolutionised art with his cartoon images of American culture. (2004)
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Rossetti - Sex, Drugs and Oil Paint
Andrew Graham-Dixon considers the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. (2003)
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Hockney: Double Portrait
Documentary following artist David Hockney as he returns to the theme of double portraits.
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Scene by Scene
Actors and film-makers talk, often in frank depth, about their work and lives.
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Angelou on Burns
Writer and poet Maya Angelou goes on a pilgrimage to Burns Country in Scotland.
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Making Their Mark: Six Artists on Drawing
A series in which six artists talk about drawing.
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Hardy’s Wessex
Exploring the corner of England that featured so strongly in the life of Thomas Hardy.
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Artists on Film: Scenes from Working Lives
Series featuring ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archive footage of major British painters and sculptors.
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Beardsley and his Work
Aubrey Beardsley's drawings still retain their power to amuse and to shock. (1982)
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Return to The Edge of the World
Michael Powell revisits Foula, the location for his 1937 film The Edge of the World.
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World of Difference
Series of programmes looking at how different professions have changed over the years.
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Julian Bream Masterclass
Series of informal masterclasses by the renowned guitarist Julian Bream.
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The Lively Arts
Series broadcast on radio from 1965 to 1976. It later switched to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½2.
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Augustus and Gwen: The Fire and the Fountain
The story of Augustus John and his sister Gwen. (1975)
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A Passion for Churches
John Betjeman visits various churches in the Diocese of Norwich.
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Daphne du Maurier Talks to Wilfred De'Ath
Author Daphne du Maurier is interviewed in her Cornwall home by Wilfred De'Ath.
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Civilisation
Kenneth Clark's classic 1969 series tracing the history of western art and philosophy.
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I Love This Dirty Town
Margaret Drabble investigates the problems of town planning and traffic. (1969)
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Three Swings on a Pendulum
Investigating the so-called 'swinging London' of the 1960s. (1967)
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Intimations
Malcolm Muggeridge talks to iconic figures from the arts, culture and literary worlds.
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War Requiem
A performance of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem from the Royal Albert Hall. (1964)
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Barbara Hepworth
A look at how Cornish landscapes have influenced sculptor Barbara Hepworth's work. (1961)
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