Artsworld

Profile of the Mexican-born superstar, whose 65-year Hollywood career included 350 films and two Oscars. Yet Anthony Quinn never wanted to be an actor - indeed, his real ambition was to be a painter and sculptor, which he finally managed to realise at the age of 85. Contributors include Alan Bates and Arnold Schwarzenegger

Documentary series looking at great works of fiction. Donald Sutherland examines Miguel de Cervantes’s epic tale ‘Don Quixote’

Julian Joseph presents a series featuring jazz concerts recorded exclusively for Artsworld, bringing both big names and newcomers to the screen. This edition features vocalist Stacey Kent

The most famous exponents of traditional Irish songs retrace their musical roots and influences in an odyssey across the Emerald Isle

Documentary looking at the traditional Japanese art of kyomai, a dance from Kyoto’s renowned geisha district of Gion. Reigning master Inoue Yachiyo IV prepares her granddaughter Michiko, who has been groomed since the age of three to succeed her. Yachiyo will be the first kyomai master to relinquish her title while living, and the programme reveals the growth and conflict of the two women

Profile of one of the most important American artists of the 20th century. Robert Rauschenberg’s zest for experimentation and risk-taking manifests itself in his approach to painting, sculpture, performance and photography. The programme features interviews with the artist and watches him working on a new piece, Party Crasher

The Japanese maestro conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in concert in Cologne. The programme consists of Rautavaara’s Isle of Bliss, Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No 3 with soloist Olli Mustonen, and Sibelius’s Symphony No 5 and Valse triste

A musical look at the contrasting traditions - Mediterranean, Islamic, Coptic and African - which make Egypt the cultural melting pot that it is today

A retrospective of the first century of moving pictures featuring clips from classics such as Birth of a Nation and Star Wars. The programme charts the development of cinematic technique using interviews with some of Hollywood’s greatest stars and directors