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  1. Loop

    Inspiring stories of creativity from across the vibrant arts scene in Scotland.

    BBC Scotland

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  2. The Band

    Documentary series exploring the world of marching bands.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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  3. Andrew Davies: Rewriting the Classics

    A profile of Britain’s best-known screenwriter as he embarks on Les Misérables. From 2018.

    BBC Four

  4. Reel Stories

    Dermot O'Leary chats to some of the biggest stars in music about their careers to date.

    BBC Two

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  5. There Was A Young Fellow Named Palin

    Michael Palin asks James Peak to write him some limericks. What could possibly go wrong?

    BBC Radio 4

  6. The Creation of an Icon

    Iconographer and former Greek Orthodox monk Aidan Hart paints an icon for Advent.

    BBC Radio 4

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  7. The Sympathy of Things

    Amica Dall and Giles Smith look at our relationship with the material world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. The Shuffle: London's New Jazz

    Writer Tej Adeleye meets London’s new generation of jazz musicians.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. When Mary Beard Met...

    Mary Beard meets fascinating figures from the worlds of art, literature and politics

    BBC

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  10. Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

    How art and activism for black people in film are indivisible from race and cinema.

    BBC Two

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  11. Moondog: Sound of New York

    Huey Morgan travels to New York to examine the enduring appeal of blind musician Moondog.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Art on the BBC

    How has television influenced our understanding of the world's greatest artists?

    BBC Four

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  13. Radio 1's Screen Time

    Join Radio 1’s Ali Plumb for movie news, reviews and extra behind-the-screens fun.

    BBC Radio 1

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  14. Civilisations

    Thousands of years of visual culture explored on the BBC and beyond.

    BBC Two

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  15. Street Art

    Series looking at what happens when art breaks free from the gallery.

    BBC Radio 4

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  16. From the Steppes to the Stage

    Kate Molleson tells the story of Mongolia's remarkable rise to being an opera superpower.

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. Black Music in Europe: A Hidden History

    Clarke Peters uncovers the stories of black musicians in Europe.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist

    Film about the British surrealist artist Leonora Carrington, who ended up in Mexico City.

    BBC Four

  19. Art of Living

    Documentary series revealing how engagement with art has transformed people's lives.

    BBC Radio 4

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  20. Power Lines

    Series about the world of spoken word poetry and how it is gaining popularity in the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. Sound and Vision

    Actors and directors discuss key musical moments from their films

    BBC Radio 6 Music

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  22. Slow Radio

    Tune in, drop out. It's time to go slow.

    BBC Radio 3

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  23. Art in Miniature

    Art so small you have to avoid inhaling it. Presented by Dr Lance Dann. From 2017.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Following Pappano

    Series following Sir Antonio Pappano as he prepares La Bohème for the Royal Opera House

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. Little Shop of Colours

    What stories are hiding among the paints and pigments in an art supplies shop?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. Quirke's Cast and Crew

    Antonia Quirke speaks to key crew members working on film and drama series.

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime

    Three Scottish artists paint Billy Connolly in celebration of his 75th birthday.

    BBC One Scotland

  28. Following the Martian Invasion

    Francis Spufford follows the impact of HG Wells's all-conquering Martian tripods.

    BBC Radio 4

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  29. We Are the Martians

    Series that explores the Mars of imagination, science and history.

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. Writing a New Caribbean

    Elisha Efua Bartels talks to a new generation of writers coming out of the Caribbean.

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. Art of France

    Andrew Graham-Dixon takes viewers on a stunning visual journey through French art history.

    BBC Four

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  32. Hull Before Culture

    Playwright John Godber takes a drive around Hull to explore the city's culture.

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream

    History of the city from the Romans, Babenbergs and Habsburgs until WWII.

    BBC Four

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  34. The Art of Australia

    Academic Corin Throsby explores the rich cultural life of her native Australia.

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. Life at LIPA

    Series that raises the curtain on the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

    BBC Radio 4

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  36. The Escaped Lyric

    Nick Berkeley shows how song lyrics help us articulate and negotiate aspects of our lives.

    BBC Radio 4

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  37. Sleuths, Spies & Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes

    Andrew Marr explores detective fiction, fantasy epics and spy novels.

    BBC Four

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  38. Capability Brown's Unfinished Garden

    Bunny Guinness finds out what Capability Brown might have created for his own garden.

    BBC Four

  39. Moving Pictures

    A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels

    An irreverent trip into the world of influential avant-garde art movement Dada.

    BBC Four

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    The Call of the Pipes

    An inside story of two pipe bands, Thiepval Memorial and McDonald Memorial.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  42. Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

    Dan Cruickshank explores some of the most intriguing stories from Ancient Egypt

    BBC Two

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  43. My Muse

    Series in which artists describe the artists that inspire them.

    BBC Radio 4

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  44. Britain's Pompeii: A Village Lost in Time

    Alice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Fens.

    BBC Four

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    Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey

    Lucy Worsley traces the story of the young Mozart's adventures in Georgian London.

    BBC Four

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    Forest, Field and Sky: Art out of Nature

    Dr James Fox meets six artists whose work explores our relationship to the natural world.

    BBC Four

  47. Laura Barton's Notes from a Musical Island

    Laura Barton takes a close listen to music found in different landscapes around Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. The Arts Exodus

    Deborah Coughlin examines the value of art to communities and cities.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Herland

    Gender and Science Fiction? Writer Geoff Ryman explores future worlds...

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    All Aboard! The Sleigh Ride

    A real-time journey across the wilderness of the Arctic on a traditional reindeer sleigh.

    BBC Four

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