Artsworld

Behind-the-scenes documentary series on artists, events and performers throughout Great Britain. This edition features the staging of ‘The Celebrated Soubrette’, choreographed by Javier de Frutos for the Rambert Dance Company

Anne Sofie von Otter stars in a stylish modern production of Gluck’s opera, with Paul Groves as Admete. John Eliot Gardiner conducts the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir

Revealing profile of an artist with a stubbornly individualistic streak, an arts school failure who achieved success through sheer hard work and determination

Documentary following the great artist’s last years between 1888 and 1890. Location footage complements Van Gogh’s canvases to bring to life his time in Arles, the period in the asylum at Saint-Remy, and his final days at Auvers-sur-Oise

Short film about a bizarre suicide attempt

The Rambert Dance Company perform major new works, including The Celebrated Soubrette. Choreographed by Javier de Frutos

Ben Kingsley stars in the title role of Tony Palmer’s powerful film of the Russian composer’s controversial autobiography. Once considered a Soviet hero, Shostakovich is portrayed as a bitter anti-communist, and his relationship with Stalin is examined in depth

Profile of the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. His buildings include railway stations at Lyon airport and Lisbon, the planetarium at Valencia’s City of Science, and the Emergency Services Centre at St Galien

Documentary following the progress of Jimmy Galway, better known as internationally renowned flautist James Galway, as he prepares for his first ever jazz gig. British jazz composer Mike Mower assists Jimmy in the art of improvisation