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Portraits of leading artists, with insights into their working lives and creative process
BBC Four
Exploring how history has influenced the Low Countries' art, architecture and culture.
Adam Nicolson takes an intimate look at the 17th century's diarists and letter writers.
Series unlocking the BBC archives to tell the story of the birth of modern art.
Documentaries looking at British rock and jazz music in the pre-Beatles era.
David Hasselhoff chooses his ideal movie in various genres.
BBC Three
Stories of the people who built Britain's national collection and shaped its art history.
Coverage of this year's competition
BBC One Northern Ireland
Highlights from the 2013 Edinburgh Festival, brought to you via the red button
BBC
Classicist Dr Michael Scott journeys to Athens to explore how drama first began.
Series celebrating the art of the cinema soundtrack.
Fazer from N-Dubz puts unknown urban musicians through a crash course in classical music.
Documentaries exploring Britain's relationship with different fabrics.
Series in which well-known personalities champion their favourite Northern Irish authors.
Exploring the story of Australian art through the country's rich cultural traditions.
Richard Alwyn goes behind the scenes at Wells, Wakefield and Southwark Cathedrals.
The 1939 radio adaptation of T H White's novel, with music composed by Benjamin Britten
BBC Radio 4
The rise and fall of the golden age of American rock from the late 60s to the early 90s.
Waldemar Januszczak celebrates the finest cultural achievements of the Rococo period.
Danny Baker presents a series on British rock from the 70s to the 90s.
The story of five of the most successful and globally recognised British architects.
Jonathan Meades looks at the architectural movement known as brutalism.
Poet and broadcaster Daljit Nagra takes a fresh look at epic Hindu poem the Ramayana.
Series using the BBC archives to reawaken the voices of 20th-century classical composers.
What it took to prosper in the most artistic, decadent and dangerous royal courts.
The story of the composers and musicians that shaped Britain's 18th-century musical map.
Sian Williams speaks with leading Welsh women who have made an impact beyond Wales.
BBC One Wales
Benjamin Zephaniah and the people of Swansea attempt to claim back Dylan Thomas's work.
A celebration of the centenary of one of Wales's most famous poets, Dylan Thomas
BBC Radio Wales
Henry Goodman looks at the working lives of actors today.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Dan Cruickshank tells the story of a thousand years of palace building.
John Florance explores the characteristics of music audiences over the centuries
A series of programmes about the piano
Andrew Graham-Dixon undertakes an epic journey to uncover the art of China.
Performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.
The relationship between discoveries in anatomy and the works of art that illustrate them.
The best theatre, art, dance and performance at the Edinburgh Festivals.
The story of three cities whose creative people set the world on a new course.
Writer Lucy Mangan selects five different economic remedies from literature.
The story of how three British artists responded to the cataclysm of World War One.
Series about British music and fashion subcultures from the mid-60s to the early 90s.
Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at 19th-century Britain's obsession with all things Gothic.
Foo Fighters tap into America's musical heritage to record their eighth studio album.
Annual discussion on music and music-related media.
Lucy Worsley and Len Goodman reveal the untold story of British dance.
John Bird looks at arguably the most famous and influential comedy club in the world.
Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles in our history, art and literature.
Tim Rice reminisces with Michael Grade about over 40 years of hit songs.
BBC Two
Jago Cooper reassesses one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen.
