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Jordi Savall
A musical time-traveller who bridges centuries and cultures
Guggenheim Bilbao: From Covid to Kandinsky
The museum prepares to open a Kandinsky show during the Covid pandemic
René Redzepi on Noma's autumn menu
Copenhagen’s two Michelin-starred restaurant prepares for its autumn reincarnation
Rachel Barrie: Master whisky blender
A three-year journey to create a new range of whiskies for a Scottish distillery
AR Rahman: The man behind the music
The Indian composer on how spirituality is entwined with his art
The Big Fix Up: A new, digital venture for Wallace and Gromit
The plasticine heroes leave stop motion animation for an interactive phone app
Viet Thanh Nguyen: The art of memoir
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author takes on a new, deeply personal challenge
Leila Aboulela: Writing the Stories of Scotland and Sudan
The Sudanese writer on developing a story about the rebuilding of Khartoum
Max Richter: Writing music based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Composer Max Richter on collaborating with artist Yulia Mahr on their new work Voices
Patrick Woodroffe: Lighting the stars
The acclaimed lighting designer rehearses The Last Domino? Tour with rock greats Genesis
YouTube’s Life In A Day: The making of a documentary
Director Kevin Macdonald and executive producer Ridley Scott on making Life In A Day 2020
Rex, King of Mardi Gras
New Orleans’s oldest parading organisation on keeping the spirit of carnival alive
Ben Okri
In the Studio enters the creative mind of the celebrated Nigerian poet Ben Okri.
Emily Young: Stone carver and environmental artist
On turning a 3.5 tonne block of stone into her latest work of art.
Chick Corea: Accomplishing the goal of art
Jazz legend Chick Corea on composing a new work for jazz trio.
Kazuhiro Tsuji – sculpting Jimi Hendrix
Capturing the essence of a rock legend in a hyper-realistic 3D portrait.
Arash – Making music in the sun
The singer/songwriter superstar Arash creates new music in his studio in Dubai.
RSC: The Bard, the theatre and a pandemic
The Royal Shakespeare Company – what happens when the show can’t go on?
Fabergé: The iconic maker of bespoke jewellery
A rare glimpse into the inner workings of this internationally recognised brand.
Manoj Malde - Garden Designer
Landscape Designer Manoj Malde designs his first garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Edmund de Waal: Creating a memorial
The British artist, master potter and author on creating a deeply personal exhibition.
Olafur Eliasson: Creating “Lifeâ€
The artist Olafur Eliasson prepares to flood the Beyeler museum for his new exhibition.
Camilo: The making of a Latin superstar
The Colombian singer and performer on his tribe, his first live audience and…beekeeping.
The making of U.Me: The Musical
Mathew Horne follows the creation of a new musical for radio and podcast.
Ini Archibong: Making the Chair
Designer Ini Archibong is working on a new chair for the furniture company Knoll.
Eric Whitacre – Creating the Virtual Choir
Composer Eric Whitacre on creating his latest Virtual Choir project with 17,572 singers.
Cristina Iglesias: To The Lighthouse
The artist Cristina Iglesias remakes a lighthouse as a piece of art.
Making Midge Ure’s New Guitar with Jimmy Moon
Guitar maker Jimmy Moon builds a custom-made guitar for Midge Ure.
Dream machines: Inside Porsche's design lab
Motoring journalist Erin Baker gets behind the wheel of Porsche's latest 911 sports car.
Lungelo Gumede: The uncanny art of wax sculpting
The South African artist creating wax statues of African heroes and global figures.
Ai-Da: The world’s first A.I. robot artist
Putting the art into artificial intelligence.