Arts
Hardy’s Wessex
Two programmes in which Desmond Hawkins explores the comer of England that featured so strongly in the life of Thomas Hardy.
The Later Years (30 mins)
- ArenaTruth is telling. How music and lyrics provided a lifeline at a time of personal change59 mins
- OmnibusAuthor Patricia Cornwell is convinced she knows Jack the Ripper's true identity. (2002)58 mins
- Gaga for Dada: The Original Art RebelsAn irreverent trip into the world of influential avant-garde art movement Dada.58 mins
- Craftivism: Making a DifferenceJenny Eclair meets crafters using their skills to get their voices heard.59 mins
- Firestarter: The Story of BangarraHow an Indigenous Australian dance group became a cultural powerhouse.58 mins
- Steps of Freedom: The Story of Irish DanceDance-based film that tells how Irish dance came from humble roots to global recognition.59 mins
- Close to VermeerBeautiful details, intriguing stories. Shining a new light on the elusive Dutch Master78 mins
- Peaky Blinders: How We Made Them DanceSteven Knight and Benoit Swan Pouffer on Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby.21 mins
- Darcey Bussell on The Magic of DanceDarcey Bussell remembers the 1979 series The Magic of Dance, presented by Margot Fonteyn.11 mins
- Alan Yentob Remembers... Orson WellesAlan Yentob looks back on his encounters with larger-than-life film-maker Orson Welles.13 mins
- Waris Hussein Remembers... A Passage to IndiaWaris Hussein shares his memories of directing the 1965 TV adaptation of Forster's novel.17 mins
- The Zaks Affair: Anatomy of a Fake CollectionAn extraordinary collection of the Russian modern art is sold in Europe. But is it fake?59 mins
