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Julian Joseph explores the art of jazz piano at the Brecon Jazz Festival, meeting with some of today’s finest and talking about their roots, life, jazz and love. Featuring Stan Tracey, Kirk Lightsey, Keith Tippett, Huw Warren and Gwilym Simcock

Conservation architect Ptolemy Dean scours Britain in search of The Perfect Village. He visits Alderley Edge in Cheshire, otherwise known as the Champagne Capital of the North, and the affluent unspoilt haven of Dedham in the heart of Constable country

Series which revisits and updates stories from the classic documentary strand. In 1986, 40 Minutes followed four wealthy friends on a fishing trip to Scotland. Their outspoken and controversial opinions shocked many viewers at the time, but the film is now widely regarded as a classic. Speaking on television for the first time since the programme was made, The Fishing Party’s main participant reflects frankly on the film and on the issues it continues to raise

Daisy Goodwin presents a series about the romantic novel. This edition looks at the enormous industry romantic fiction has become today and asks why this most derided of literary genres remains so enduringly popular. She performs a scientific experiment to prove that reading romantic novels can lower stress levels and also finds that they can improve one’s sex life and sleeping patterns. Contributors include Jilly Cooper, Joanna Trollope, Sophie Kinsella and Marian Keyes

Liane Carroll shows why she scooped two awards at the BBC Jazz Awards in 2005 as she plays an intimate late night concert at Brecon Jazz Festival with her trio and talks to Julian Joseph about what inspires her

The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective

Footage of the internationally feted jazz pianist with his trio at Ronnie Scott’s Club in 1974

Documentary profiling the life of the legendary country music star Johnny Cash, who died in 2003 shortly after completing the retrospective Unearthed, a 5-CD set of the acoustic performances with which he resurrected his career in the last decade of his life. Featuring contributions from his daughter Rosanne and son John Carter Cash, manager Lou Robin, and fellow musicians including Little Richard, Kris Kristofferson and Elvis Costello

Series of unique concerts featuring musicians from around the world. This edition features American singer and songwriter Rosanne Cash, who reflects on her 25-year musical career. Her acclaimed album Black Cadillac confronts the recent losses of her father Johnny Cash, her mother Vivian Liberto and her stepmother June Carter Cash. The concert features songs from Black Cadillac, 80s country hits and covers of Johnny Cash’s Tennessee Flat Top Box and Big River

Arts magazine

The story of table tennis and how it became the most popular sport in Asia. The programme revisits the glory days of the 30s and 40s, when thousands would cram into Wembley to watch top players do battle. Contributors include Britain’s only world champion Johnny Leach, China’s former World and Olympic women’s champion Deng Yaping, and writers Howard Jacobson and Matthew Syed