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Desert Island Discs
A celebration of Roy Plomley's radio favourite with some celebrity castaways' help.
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Being Kae Tempest
A look at Kae Tempest's creative process throughout a period of profound artistic change.
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The Stones and Brian Jones
A look at the musical genius of Brian Jones in the early days of the Rolling Stones.
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The Mysterious Mr Lagerfeld
Legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld was an enigma. Who was the man behind the sunglasses?
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James Joyce鈥檚 Ulysses
A celebration of Joyce's literary masterpiece, a century after its publication.
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River
A profound cinematic musical reflection on how rivers have shaped both planet and humans.
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The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
What price fame? The story of the boy chosen to play Tadzio in 1971's Death in Venice.
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The Vasulka Effect
An exploration of the life and work of video art pioneers Steina and Woody Vasulka.
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B. Catling: Where Does It All Come From?
An investigation into the extraordinary life and work of B. Catling.
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Painted with My Hair
How a remarkable US lifer survived years in solitary by turning M&M's into art.
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Dylan Thomas: From Grave to Cradle
An examination of the work and the legend of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.
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Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat
The story of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, who created a sound for a continent - Afrobeat.
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I Am Not Your Negro
How the images and reality of black lives in America today are fabricated and enforced.
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The Changin鈥� Times of Ike White
The story of Ike White, who recorded a legendary soul album while in jail for murder.
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Everything Is Connected - George Eliot's Life
Contemporary artist Gillian Wearing celebrates the legacy of novelist George Eliot.
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A British Guide to the End of the World
A film that recaptures a time of stockpiled paranoia that left a generation traumatised.
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Bergman: A Year in the Life
Documentary that exposes a darker, less well-known side of film director Ingmar Bergman.
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Kusama: Infinity
A profile of Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama.
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Cindy Sherman #untitled
A rare insight into the world and work of artist Cindy Sherman.
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That Summer
Portrait of the creative community formed by Peter Beard and the Beales of Grey Gardens.
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Make Me Up!
Rachel Maclean takes a satirical look at the contradictory pressures faced by women today.
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Bob Dylan 鈥� Trouble No More
A Bob Dylan performance of songs expressing his new-found Christianity in the late 70s.
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Stanley and his Daughters
Artist Stanley Spencer's daughters Unity and Shirin investigate their family's archaeology
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Kirsty Young: 75 Years of Desert Island Discs
Kirsty Young introduces the 1982 Bafta-winning Arena classic about Desert Island Discs.
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Alone with Chrissie Hynde
A thoughtful and intimate portrait of self-confessed rock chick, Chrissie Hynde.
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The Roundhouse - The People's Palace
The rollercoaster story of a unique venue in north London as it celebrates 50 years.
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1966 - 50 Years Ago Today
Documentary marking the year pop music and popular culture ripped up the rule book.
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All the World's a Screen - Shakespeare on Film
Documentary exploring the rich, global history of Shakespeare in the cinema.
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Loretta Lynn - Still a Mountain Girl
Country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn looks back at her long, extraordinary life.
