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  1. Aled Jones at 50

    As Aled Jones turns 50, we look back at his remarkable musical career.

    BBC One Wales

  2. Inside Culture

    Topical arts series hosted by Mary Beard.

    BBC News

  3. Max Richter's Sleep

    Documentary that recounts the creative process behind staging Richter's eight-hour opus.

    BBC Four

  4. Amazing Grace

    The never-before-seen movie featuring Aretha Franklin recording Amazing Grace.

    BBC Two

  5. BBC Introducing Arts

    Showcasing emerging young visual artists across multiple creative platforms.

    BBC News

  6. Emin/Munch: Between The Clock and The Bed

    A look at the affinities between the art of Edvard Munch and Tracey Emin.

    BBC News

  7. The Superstar Story

    Spice Girl Melanie C, a recent Mary Magdalene, tells the story of Jesus Christ Superstar.

    BBC Radio 2

  8. Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

    Breaking barriers. Empowering a culture. Inspiring a movement.

    BBC Four

  9. Mills and Boon: Writing for Love in Northern Ireland

    A look at some of the local Mills & Boon authors enjoying huge international success.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  10. Rita Duffy: Portrait of an Artist

    Visual artist Rita Duffy tells how she has reflected NI society and politics in her work.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  11. Neil Hannon: 30 Years of The Divine Comedy

    Neil Hannon invites us into his mind palace and reflects on 30 years of the Divine Comedy.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  12. First Cast

    A Musicals special where the first cast of Cats share their memories with Ben Thompson.

    BBC Radio 2

  13. Craftivism: Making a Difference

    Jenny Eclair meets crafters using their skills to get their voices heard.

    BBC Four

  14. Sheridan's Showstoppers

    Sheridan Smith's musicals podcast in which she's joined by a guest in every episode.

    BBC Radio 2

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  15. Medbh McGuckian: Portrait of a Poet

    An exploration of the life and poetry of Medbh McGuckian.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  16. You've Got To Be Carefully Taught

    Sharon D.Clarke will look at the message behind the musical

    BBC Radio 2

  17. Modern Metamorphoses

    Michael Symmons Roberts hears how poets today are offering new perspectives on Ovid.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. The Happiness Map

    Rob Crossan speaks to musicians about their favourite places & music that takes them there

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  19.

    The Lost Sounds Orchestra

    Sounds of the past to come to life through the technology of the present.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Dancing Nation

    A celebration of world-class dance featuring leading UK companies.

    BBC Arts

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  21. Musicals: The Greatest Show

    New performances of songs from Hamilton, Six, Mamma Mia, Dear Evan Hansen and many more.

    BBC Radio 2

  22. Tudur Owen - Where on Earth is Anglesey?

    Stand-up Tudur Owen puts Anglesey on the map.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. The Man Who Destroyed Everything

    Documentary about artist Michael Landy's Break Down.

    BBC Four

  24. Creating a Scene: BBC Introducing Arts

    Actor Chizzy Akudolu hosts a dramatic selection of films on themes from dating to UFOs.

    BBC Four

  25. Inside Museums: Scottish National Gallery

    Lachlan Goudie relates paintings at the Scottish National Gallery to our lives today.

    BBC News

  26. Shock Waves

    Five artists chronicle how they have responded to the Covid-19 pandemic.

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. The Price of Song

    John Wilson investigates the value of the songs that provide the soundtracks to our lives.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. The Story of Welsh Art

    Broadcaster Huw Stephens discovers the many treasures of Welsh art.

    BBC Two Wales

  29. Future Art

    James Fox steps into the future to ask how technology is transforming the art world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. Women in Film: BBC Introducing Arts

    Janina Ramirez presents an intriguing collection of short films by new female film-makers.

    BBC Four

  31. Hanging The Leaves with Tears: A Celebration of Rain

    New Arts Feature from BBC Radio 4.

    BBC Radio 4

  32.

    Inventions in Sound

    The poet Raymond Antrobus explores the art of translating sound for the eye.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Ode to Bed

    Rachel Long talks to poets at night about the ways beds run through the poetic imagination

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Ways to Weather the Storm

    Poet Clare Shaw explores how artists in Calderdale respond to extreme flooding.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. My Father and Me

    Nick Broomfield takes a personal look at his relationship with his father Maurice.

    BBC Two

  36. Ex-S: Return of the Rhinestone Ploughboy

    Following Sydney Devine as he returns to the road after a five-year absence.

    BBC Scotland

  37.

    The Day the Muzak Died

    Part love letter, part obituary to the music of Muzak Corporation.

    BBC Radio 4

  38.

    Daughters of the Snow

    Poet Himali Singh Soin explores the North Pole as a mythologised space in literature.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Eye of the Storm

    One of Scotland’s finest landscape artists, eyesight failing, attempts one last painting.

    BBC Scotland

  40. Big Book Weekend

    Highlights and full sessions with authors at the weekend book festival.

    BBC Arts

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  41. Recall of the Rock

    The poet Helen Mort imagines what mountains might remember of the women who climb them.

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    Peter Brook

    Glenda Jackson's exclusive interview with world famous theatre director Peter Brook.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. In Ten Pictures

    A series of extraordinary lives, each unlocked by a just a handful of images.

    BBC Two

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  44. Poetry & I

    Poet Jay Bernard explores the power and potency of the letter I.

    BBC Radio 4

  45. Masterworks

    Series exploring orchestral works of the 20th century.

    BBC Two

  46. Words First

    Films showcasing the best emerging spoken word talent in the UK.

    BBC Arts

  47. Dance Nation Compilation

    To be advised.

    BBC Arts

  48. On Form

    Andrew McMillan explores why poetic forms are fashionable again.

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. Dark Matter: A History of the Afrofuture

    How and why black artists, from Jean-Michel Basquiat to Grace Jones, use the sci-fi genre.

    BBC Four

  50. Great British Photography Challenge

    The search is on for an exciting new name in British photography.

    BBC Four

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