Artsworld

The Welsh National Opera Orchestra continues its world musical tour. This edition explores the music of America and includes Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, excerpts from Bernstein’s West Side Story, and Gershwin’s An American in Paris

Literary editor of the Observer Robert McCrum interviews Melvyn Bragg on the publication of his new novel ‘A Son of War’

A focus on the talented jazz fusion guitarist, featuring concerts, jam sessions, archive material and revealing interviews

A look into the lives of Parisian artisans who still practise traditional trades and create art works using ancient methods

Clive James invites the Martin Amis into his own apartment for a chat about the famous author’s life and work

An examination of naive art, looking at the artists who practise it and the effects that it can have on its audience. This episode features the works of Dutchman Joop Plasmejer, whose depictions of man-made structures are offset by strange landscapes, and Croatian Joist Generalic, who paints behind glass

Arts magazine, featuring news, previews, interviews and reports from around the country

Michael Crawford performs highlights from Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hello Dolly, Aspects of Love and West Side Story, under the baton of Marvin Hamlisch and accompanied by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Loyola Marymount Consort Singers

Series of performances by the Berlin-based orchestra. Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn and strings. (Philip Langridge, tenor; Stefan Dohr, horn). Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat (Martha Argerich, piano); Symphony No 1 in C

A compilation of the category winners from this year’s Soho Short Film Festival, including the Artsworld sponsored ‘Best Short Film’ award

Arts magazine, featuring news, previews, interviews and reports from around the country