Artsworld

Documentary about the relationship between the renowned Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam and its principal conductor, Riccardo Chailly

Documentary series looking at great works of fiction. This edition examines Jonathan Swift’s political satire ‘Gulliver’s Travels’

One of the UK’s most accomplished jazz orchestras in concert, featuring the innovative music of Colin Towns. The Mask Orchestra’s line-up reads almost like a Who’s Who of British jazz, including Gerard Presencer, John Barclay, Graham Russell, Henry Lowther, Guy Barker, Mark Nightingale, Peter Beachill, Roger Williams, Peter King, Phil Todd, Alan Skidmore, Nigel Hitchcock, Clark Tracey, Dudley Phillips and Towns himself on piano

The German cabaret superstar in a special concert before an enthusiastic audience, who enjoy a rare opportunity to chat with the artist

Documentary focusing on one of the world’s most renowned dance companies, the Bolshoi Ballet, combining behind-the-scenes footage with performances of popular works by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev originally written especially for the company

Profile of Isamu Noguchi, one of the leading American sculptors of the 20th century, who died in 1989 at the age of 84. His talent encompassed not only sculpture but also calligraphic brush drawing, landscape gardening, furniture design and theatrical settings

Baroque masterpieces by Monteverdi and others, performed by Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Quartet

Biography of the great Russian director Sergei Eisenstein, whose credits include ‘Strike’ and ‘Battleship Potemkin’, an artist who struggled to assert his individuality under a Stalinist regime determined to suppress it

The story of classical black singing, set against the background of American emancipation, with historic and contemporary footage. Contributors include Grace Bumbry, Shirley Verrett, Simon Estes, Barbara Hendricks and Gotz Friedrich