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Performance Live: Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere
How we got from the optimism of the Arab Spring to the election of Donald Trump.
How to Be a World Music Star: Buena Vista, Bhundu Boys and Beyond
The story of the British world music revolution from the early 1980s to the present.
3. The TV That Made Me: Series 2 (Reversions), John Prescott
John Prescott looks back at the classic television that helped make him who he is today.
The Film Review: Dunkirk, City of Ghosts, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Mark Kermode reviews Dunkirk, City of Ghosts, and Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou
How the three country singers ended up uniting as close harmony singers on the Trio album.
3. The Renaissance Unchained: Silk, Sex and Sin
Looking at Venice and its impact on art history, celebrating colour, drama and vitality.
2. A Timewatch Guide: Series 4, The Vikings: Foe or Friend?
Alice Roberts examines how the story of the Vikings has changed on TV since the 1960s.
4. imagine...: Winter 2017, Chris Ofili - The Caged Bird's Song
Following British artist Chris Ofili as he creates a spectacular contemporary tapestry.
The Film Review: The Beguiled, Cars 3, War for the Planet of the Apes
Mark Kermode gives his take on the best and worst of the week's film and DVD releases.
1. A Timewatch Guide: Series 4, Decoding Disaster
Danielle George looks at how disaster documentaries keep pace with scientific theories.
BOOKtalk: Steve Richards
The journalist discusses The Rise of the Outsiders: How Mainstream Politics Lost its Way.
Mini Monet Millionaire
Following 14-year-old artist Kieron Williamson as he prepares for his latest exhibition.
Museum of the Year
Coverage of the Museum of the Year Award 2017, presented by Tristram Hunt.
The Film Review: 08/07/2017
Mark Kermode looks at the week's film and DVD releases.
The Film Review: It Comes at Night, The Midwife, Spider-Man: Homecoming
Mark Kermode gives his take on the best and worst of the week's film and DVD releases.
Becoming a Lied Singer: Thomas Quasthoff and the Art of German Song
A personal journey into the short but expressive art form of the German lied song.
What Ever Happened to Rock 'n' Roll?
Lauren Laverne hosts a discussion about the future of rock 'n' roll in the 21st century.
1. The Renaissance Unchained: Gods, Myths and Oil Paints
Waldemar Januszczak challenges the idea of the Renaissance having fixed origins in Italy.
The Film Review: A Man Called Ove, Despicable Me 3, Risk
Mark Kermode gives his take on A Man Called Ove, Despicable Me 3 and Risk.
BOOKtalk: Matthew Goodwin
Mark D'Arcy in discussion with Professor Matthew Goodwin about his latest book.
2. Sound of Cinema: The Music that Made the Movies: Pop Goes the Soundtrack
How composers embraced jazz, pop and rock to bring fresh energy to film scores.
Hokusai: Old Man Crazy to Paint
Biography of the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, famous for his print The Great Wave.
4. The TV That Made Me: Series 1 (Reversions), Jo Wood
Brian Conley takes Strictly Come Dancing star Jo Wood on a trip down memory lane.
3. The Art of Japanese Life: Series 1, Home
James Fox looks at the clean minimalism of the Japanese home.
3. Handmade in Japan: Series 1, Mingei Pottery
Following Tomoo Hamada at work, shaping his pots and firing them in a wood-fuelled kiln.
3. The TV That Made Me: Series 1 (Reversions), Natalie Cassidy
EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy joins Brian Conley on a nostalgic television journey.
The Film Review: In this Corner of the World, Transformers: The Last Knight, Hampstead
Mark Kermode joins Ben Brown to discuss the week's cinema releases.
2. The TV That Made Me: Series 1 (Reversions), Sandi Toksvig
Brian Conley takes radio and TV presenter Sandi Toksvig on a trip down memory lane.
Peter York's Hipster Handbook
Peter York seeks to understand what he sees as the modern obsession with 'The Authentic'.
2. The Art of Japanese Life: Series 1, Cities
How the artistic life of three Japanese cities shaped the country's attitudes.
2. Handmade in Japan: Series 1, The Kimono
On the island of Amami Oshima we follow the elaborate production of a Japanese kimono.
Lemmy: In His Own Words
The Motorhead frontman/songwriter Lemmy's own overview of his journey in rock 'n' roll.
The Film Review: Churchill, Gifted, Whitney: Can I Be Me
Mark Kermode gives his take on the best and worst of the week's film and DVD releases.
3. Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: 2017
Kirsty Wark and Brenda Emmanus go behind the scenes of the Academy.
2. The Summer of Love: How Hippies Changed the World: Series 1, Episode 2
An era of social upheaval that pitted America's youth against its elders began.
Ryan Gander: The Idea of Japan
Artist Ryan Gander explores Japanese symbolism, including the geisha, samurai and robot.