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Musical portrait of composer, performer and producer Nitin Sawhney, based around a concert filmed last December at the Royal Albert Hall. Creator of cult comedy sketch series ‘Goodness Gracious Me’, Sawnhey has also emerged as one of Britain’s most compelling and innovative musical artists, incorporating a diverse range of influences into his work

Jonathan Freedland talks to guests Julian Birkinshaw from the London Business School, and Daniel Goleman, author of ‘Emotional Intelligence’, about the art of leadership. On the eve of England’s World Cup game against Nigeria they discuss Sven-Goran Eriksson’s methods and how leaders from sport to business inspire and motivate their teams

David Aaronovitch investigates the motivations of the anti-globalisation campaigner - notorious for his ransacking of MacDonalds and ripping up of genetically modified crops - who recently led a group of peace protestors into Yasser Arafat’s besieged compound. Here, he takes a trip to war-torn Ramallah

Peter Ackroyd introduces a docudrama series examining the life and times of 19th-century author Charles Dickens. This programme looks at how Dickens used his fame to challenge Victorian society - in ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, he criticised the brutality of industrialised England, and the death of Little Nell caused hysteria, even across the Atlantic. With Anton Lesser, Lucy Davenport, Kenneth Cranham and Geoffrey Palmer

Presented by award-winning journalist George Alagiah

Documentary by Luke Holland following his brother’s struggle with Myeloma, a rare form of bone cancer, and the effect his condition has on those around him

TV production of Peter Ackroyd’s stage play - a journey through the life and writings of Charles Dickens. Written specially for Simon Callow, it blends Ackroyd’s own narrative about the writer with Dickens’s memories, others’ recollections of him, and generous extracts from his best-loved works. In addition to taking on the role of Dickens, Callow provides portraits of a host of Dickensian characters

Documentary by Luke Holland following his brother’s struggle with Myeloma, a rare form of bone cancer, and the effect his condition has on those around him