Artsworld

Melvyn Bragg celebrates 25 years of the landmark arts magazine with a series of archive episodes. This edition profiles Jonathan Miller, scientist, satirist and highly acclaimed opera director

Series of short jazz films from Amsterdam

The great Australian soprano stars in the title role of Donizetti’s masterpiece in a 1980 performance at Covent Garden. Alfredo Kraus co-stars as Gennaro and Richard Bonynge conducts

Profile of Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida, featuring an atmospheric evocation of his masterpiece The Wind Combs

The celebrated pianist plays Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No 15 in D ‘Pastoral’

Series profiling some of the world’s supreme artists. This edition focuses on Raphael, the master painter whose figures adorn the Vatican

The celebrated Russian pianist Andre Gavrilov plays Scriabin’s 2 Pieces for the Left Hand, Op 9, Sonata No 4, Op 30, and Etude in C sharp minor, Op 42/5

An introduction to the work of director Lars von Trier, directed and written by Stig Bjorkman, including footage of the director early in his career

The controversial director’s stylish adaptation of the legendary Greek tale of murderous revenge transposes the setting to his native Denmark

Zulu musician Bethwel Mhlongo and his band Ubuhle Bembali (The Beauty of Flowers) explore the connection between the exuberant poetry of traditional Zulu songs and the harsh reality of life in South Africa which inspired them

Series of performances by the great conductor and orchestra. This edition features Maurice Ravel’s dramatic orchestration of Modest Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’