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Arts series
Radio 4,·28 episodes
Following the creation of an Afro-Futurist 'Much Ado About Nothing' for the RSC.
01 Mar 2022,·28 mins
The superstar American mezzo soprano on her life, lockdown and being a diva activist.
04 Feb 2021,·28 mins
World class stage designer and artist Es Devlin reveals the astonishing range of her work.
10 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Conductor John Wilson tackles a Britten opera under lockdown in a Victorian music hall.
03 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Carlos Acosta grapples creatively with lockdown at the Birmingham Royal Ballet.
26 Nov 2020,·28 mins
Helen Lewis discovers why Ivo van Hove is the world's most in-demand theatre director.
18 Jun 2020,·28 mins
Matthew Sweet is invited to consider the music and method of composer Max Richter.
11 Jun 2020,·28 mins
British Kenyan painter Michael Armitage reveals his influences, inspiration and technique.
04 Jun 2020,·28 mins
Amy Powney is a fashion designer determined to produce beautiful clothes sustainably
04 Dec 2019,·28 mins
We visit acta Community Theatre in Bristol, where theatre is made in reverse.
27 Nov 2019,·28 mins
In the Oslo forest, Scottish artist Katie Paterson makes the future a promising prospect.
24 Sep 2019,·28 mins
Gus Casely-Hayford's first year at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.
29 May 2019,·28 mins
British Asian film maker Gurinder Chadha is on a roll with a major TV series and film.
22 May 2019,·28 mins
Acclaimed theatre director Robert Icke followed as he works on plays in London and Basel.
15 May 2019,·28 mins
Following PJ Harvey as she creates the score for a new production of All About Eve.
11 Feb 2019,·28 mins
A glimpse into the life of the virtuoso trumpeter taking charge of the Cheltenham Festival
15 Jan 2019,·28 mins
Argentinian dancer Marianela Nunez shares her life behind the scenes at the Royal Ballet
08 Jan 2019,·28 mins
Backstage access to director Kwame Kwei-Armah's debut at the Young Vic, Twelfth Night.
10 Oct 2018,·42 mins
Nick Duncalf explores the unique creative process of theatre director Robert Lepage.
04 Jul 2018,·45 mins
Polish artist Miroslaw Balka gives Frances Morris an epic tour of his cramped studio.
18 Jul 2018,·43 mins
Leading dancer-choreographer Akram Khan develops Xenos - his final full-length solo show.
29 May 2018,·30 mins
Joanna MacGregor
A year in the kaleidoscopic working life of the celebrated pianist Joanna MacGregor.
21 Feb 2018,·42 mins
Kully Thiarai
Following Kully Thiarai, artistic director of National Theatre Wales, in her first year.
14 Feb 2018,·42 mins
Dawn Walton
A portrait of artistic director Dawn Walton as she leads a revolutionary theatre programme
07 Feb 2018,·42 mins
Marin Alsop
We meet Marin Alsop, conductor of the BSO, who believes music can deliver social change.
31 Jan 2018,·42 mins
David Greig
Following David Greig, artistic director at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.
01 Aug 2017,·42 mins
Crystal Pite
Choreographer Crystal Pite makes Flight Pattern, her profound dance for the Royal Ballet.
25 Jul 2017,·42 mins
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla
Verity Sharp follows the CBSO's music director in the first year of her new role.
18 Jul 2017,·42 mins
