Archive Clips

Nutcracker at the Royal Opera House

19 Dec 2011 05:05:03 GMT

Sky Arts’ Royal Opera House season welcomes Peter Wright’s production of Tchaikovsky’s classical ballet, The Nutcracker.

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ELP - Live at the Isle of Wight

08 Jun 2011 08:44:46 GMT

Emerson, Lake and Palmer play their ‘2nd’ ever show at the Isle of Wight Festival

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The Moody Blues: Live at the Isle of Wight

08 Jun 2011 08:44:37 GMT

The Moody Blues take to the stage of the Isle Of Wight Festival in front of an audience estimated at over half a million

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Jay Z: Classic Albums

04 May 2011 13:09:56 GMT

The street hustler turned rap star and hip-hop mogul discusses his first album Reasonable Doubt, which featured Feelin It, and the meaning behind its edgy lyrics.

Rock And Roll Exposed 1

26 Apr 2011 11:10:33 GMT

Series exploring the iconic work and career of photographer Bob Gruen who, over 50 years, snapped and befriended many of music’s greats, from John Lennon to Madonna.

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Rock And Roll Exposed 2

26 Apr 2011 11:09:53 GMT

Bob Gruen reflects on his time as personal photographer to John Lennon and Yoko Ono, while Ono gives an exclusive interview about the photographer who she continues to call friend.

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Beat Beat Beat: The Small Faces

19 Apr 2011 12:59:06 GMT

Sixties’ German music series capturing the excitement of a defining era in rock ‘n’ roll history. East London rock and roll band The Small Faces perform hits including Shalalalalee in 1966.

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Beat Beat Beat: Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mitch & Titch

19 Apr 2011 12:56:58 GMT

Sixties’ German music series capturing the excitement of a defining era in rock ‘n’ roll history. The rock/pop group perform a selection of their best hits.

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Beat Beat Beat: The Kinks

19 Apr 2011 12:51:51 GMT

The Kinks perform on the iconic German TV rock show at the height of their fame in 1965, singing hits including You Really Got Me and I’m A Lover Not A Fighter.

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Beat Beat Beat: The Troggs

19 Apr 2011 12:47:43 GMT

Sixties’ German music series capturing the excitement of a defining era in rock ‘n’ roll history. Wild Thing rock band The Troggs are first to get the audience twisting and jiving.

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About Sky Arts

05 Apr 2011 14:44:53 GMT

From public art on Trafalgar Square to intimate performances in studio and supporting arts organisations with Sky Arts Ats, we’re investing in the cultural landscape of the UK and Ireland

Discovering Dali: A Tale Of Two Cities

19 Jan 2011 19:23:20 GMT

Film-maker Jack Bond revisits Dali in New York, the entertaining feature film he made with the influential and enigmatic surrealist painter, Salvador Dali, in 1965.

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Rory Gallagher: Irish Tour

14 Jan 2011 19:05:44 GMT

Tony Palmer captures Gallagher’s 1974 tour of his home country. During which, the modest Irish rock pioneer became one of few rockstars who dared to perform in trouble-torn Belfast.

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Discovering Lennon

06 Jan 2011 19:30:44 GMT

Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the former Beatle’s death, an extensive collection of TV interviews paint a unique portrait of the singer-songwriter, political activist and icon.

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Meat Loaf Live With the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

06 Jan 2011 18:57:25 GMT

With all his usual gut-wrenching emotion, Meat Loaf performs fresh takes on thunderous hits including I’d Do Anything For Love.

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The Rolling Stones - Ladies And Gentlemen

05 Jan 2011 17:37:31 GMT

Concert film capturing The Stones’ classic pop flair and youthful rebelliousness during two sensational gigs in Texas during their 1972 Exile On Main Street tour.

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James Rhodes: Piano Man #4

17 Dec 2010 15:15:16 GMT

James performs Bach-Marcello Adagio in D minor, a piece he associates with his mental breakdown, and Grieg’s ‘wrist-breaking’ In the Hall of the Mountain King, transcribed by Ginzburg.

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Andy Serkis - Playing Screwtape

10 Dec 2010 13:53:00 GMT

Wonderful look at how Lord of the Rings star Andy Serkis, Geoffrey Palmer and Bertie Carvel brought CS Lewis’s novel, The Screwtape Letters, to life in a fabulous radio dramatisation.

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Rockpalast: The Who

03 Dec 2010 17:48:51 GMT

The Who rock out in a sensational performance from 1980 on German TV’s fantastic equivalent of the The Old Grey Whistle Test.

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The Doors: Classic Albums

03 Dec 2010 17:19:32 GMT

Former band members of The Doors discuss their self-titled debut album, which featured The End and Light My Fire, and the lyrical genius of extravagant stage performer Jim Morrison.

James Rhodes: Piano Man #3 (continued)

03 Dec 2010 14:33:27 GMT

James talks about technique, music, musicality, touch and expression

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James Rhodes: Piano Man #3

02 Dec 2010 14:32:38 GMT

James talks about the perception of Frederic Chopin and his admiration for his work

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James Rhodes: Piano Man #1

01 Dec 2010 14:09:57 GMT

James plays The Dawn Sonata

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Restoring Genius: The Art Of Agnolo Bronzino

01 Dec 2010 11:08:39 GMT

Documentary exploring the 16th-century Italian Medici court artist known as Bronzino and the build up to a much- awaited exhibition of his art in Florence in 2010.

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Chekhov Comedy Shorts - The Proposal

25 Nov 2010 18:20:22 GMT

Lomov (Mathew Horne) a nervous hypochondriac, visits his neighbour Natasha (Sheridan Smith) to ask for her hand in marriage. But his romantic endeavours are scuppered when the couple, and also her father (Philip Jackson), find themselves in a circle of petty arguments and disagreements...and an unstoppable bout of one-upmanship.

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Frank Zappa: Classic Albums

24 Nov 2010 19:27:47 GMT

An insightful look at the making of two of Frank Zappa’s best-loved albums, Over-nite Sensation and Apostrophe, featuring interviews and rare performance footage.

The Real World Of Peter Gabriel

21 Nov 2010 02:13:40 GMT

Peter Gabriel opens the doors to Real World Records, where, for the last 20 years, musicians from all over the world have been joining together to make music.

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White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights

21 Nov 2010 02:13:24 GMT

Poignant and revealing account of the energetic rock duo’s 2007 Canadian tour, which also included unannounced gigs in bowling alleys, malls and on a bus.
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Michael Bolton Live at the Royal Albert Hall

21 Nov 2010 02:13:17 GMT

Michael Bolton takes us on a spectacular grand tour of the music he loves on stage at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

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Music Room: Howard Goodall With Evelyn Glennie

19 Nov 2010 19:42:14 GMT

Percussionist Evelyn Glennie joins Howard Goodall to discuss the importance of not only banging out rhythms, but making music that finds its own melodies and explores a wider world of sound.

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Music Room: Howard Goodall With Emma Johnson

19 Nov 2010 19:25:39 GMT

The acclaimed solo clarinettist discusses how she balances her family and her music, also playing pieces by Finzi and a beautiful lullaby she wrote herself.

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Music Room: Howard Goodall With Leif Ove Andsnes

19 Nov 2010 18:57:55 GMT

The acclaimed Norwegian concert pianist discusses the relevance of nationality to music and plays pieces by Mussorgsky and fellow countryman Edvard Grieg.

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Music Room: Howard Goodall With Alison Balsom

19 Nov 2010 17:02:07 GMT

The Brit Award-winning trumpeter discusses going solo and the sterotypical brass player, proving the trumpet’s versatility with music by Arban and Miles Davis.

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Chekhov Comedy Shorts - The Bear

11 Nov 2010 10:14:27 GMT

The Bear; Smirnoff (Julian Barratt) a rude and boorish landowner, calls on the recently widowed Popova (Julia Davis) to collect on an IOU owed to him by her late husband. When the grieving widow is unable to pay him, Smirnoff simply refuses to leave - and the passionate, fiery altercation they embark on leads them to agree on fighting a duel to the death with a pair of pistols.

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Chekhov Comedy Shorts - Reluctant Tragic Hero

11 Nov 2010 10:13:34 GMT

Tolkachov (Johnny Vegas) a frustrated and exasperated family man, exhausted from running constant and countless errands for friends and family, visits his good friend Murashkin (Mackenzie Crook) to let off steam, and hopefully garner some much needed sympathy. But the result of his rant only serves to see him leaving with more problems than he actually arrived with.

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Chekhov Comedy Shorts - The Dangers Of Tobacco

11 Nov 2010 10:11:39 GMT

Nyukhin (Steve Coogan) a brow-beaten husband of a domineering wife, delivers, at her command, a lecture on the harmful effects of smoking tobacco. But as Nyukhin struggles to stick to the intended subject matter of his speech, we learn of his regrets, yearnings...and of his miserable life ‘under the thumb’.

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Music Room: Howard Goodall With Julian Lloyd Webber

06 Nov 2010 22:34:20 GMT

Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber discusses with Howard the path of classical music during the last century, before playing a selection of his own arrangements.

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Behind the Music: Poison

06 Nov 2010 22:33:29 GMT

Series exploring the dramatic events that have shaped some of the world’s greatest bands, starting with glam hellraisers Poison, known for their wild antics, big hair and huge riffs.

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Music Room: Howard Goodall with Natalie Clein

06 Nov 2010 22:32:32 GMT

Cellist Natalie Clein joins Howard Goodall to discuss the importance of home-life, upbringing and heritage to both her career and to the composers whose music she has chosen.

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Behind the Music: Leif Garrett

06 Nov 2010 22:31:34 GMT

Story of the teen heart-throb who struggled to deal with his declining fame and slipped into a world of alcoholism, drug abuse, lawsuits and legal problems.

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Music Room: Howard Goodall With Nicola Benedetti

06 Nov 2010 22:30:46 GMT

The young violinist reveals the demands of the international concert circuit and plays Bach’s arduous solo Chaconne and music by fellow Scot James MacMillan.

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Behind the Music: Alice Cooper

06 Nov 2010 22:29:37 GMT

The story of the theatrical rocker who thrilled fans with his wild and shocking on-stage antics and whose alcoholism landed him in a mental asylum.

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Music Room: Howard Goodall With Lang Lang

06 Nov 2010 22:28:57 GMT

Chinese pianist Lang Lang discusses the challenges of connecting with Western music and plays pieces by the little-known AlbÉniz and the blindingly quick Prokofiev.

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Behind the Music: Boy George

06 Nov 2010 22:27:41 GMT

Story of the flamboyant singer and former Culture Club frontman who fought a heroin addiction after the break-up of the band.

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Behind The Music: Hall and Oates

06 Nov 2010 22:23:45 GMT

Profile of the 1970s’ pop duo who shot to fame with Sara Smile and Rich Girl. But their next seven singles flopped, forcing them to ditch their producers and go it alone.

Made In Sheffield

27 Oct 2010 13:34:20 GMT

Eve Wood’s acclaimed film examining the roots of the electronic genre in the City of Steel and how its music scene flourished against a backdrop of unemployment and industrial decline.

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Jean-Michel Jarre: Music And Lyrics

06 Oct 2010 14:01:48 GMT

Jean-Michel Jarre: Music and Lyrics presents an intriguing portrait of a trailblazer in electronic music.

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Deep Blues

06 Oct 2010 13:31:51 GMT

Join Robert Palmer and Dave Stewart as they tour the Mississippi Delta to explore the fabled Mississippi blues.

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Rewind 2010

06 Oct 2010 13:16:52 GMT

This festival is a must for anyone who is in love with the 80’s as it specialises in bands and solo artists that had hits in that era.

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John Lennon: Classic Albums

06 Oct 2010 12:54:11 GMT

A fascinating look at the making of John Lennon’s debut solo album, Plastic Ono Band, which saw the former Beatle dealing with issues such as abandonment, class, love and God.

Queen Rock Montreal

01 Oct 2010 14:16:30 GMT

Under Pressure performed for the first time along with other hits in one of Queen’s most legendary concerts

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Art of Faith - Buddhism

30 Sep 2010 16:55:31 GMT

Emperor Shomu started the huge complex of temples and other buildings at Todai-ji in 743. Shomu believed that the piety demonstrated by constructing Buddhist temples would help protect the country from the famine, disease and rebellion that had blighted his reign.

First Love - Katie Derham

30 Sep 2010 16:06:01 GMT

Katie Derham dusts down her old violin and starts practising for the performance of a life-time by playing live and in-front of an audience

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First Love - Janet Street Porter

30 Sep 2010 13:09:39 GMT

Janet Street-Porter tackles learning the recorder and then performing a classical composition in public

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First Love - Mark Radcliffe

30 Sep 2010 13:07:12 GMT

Mark Radcliffe had always wanted to be a professional drummer, so can a huge public performance fulfill that dream?

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First Love - Meera Syal

30 Sep 2010 13:03:35 GMT

Meera Syal gets to grips with singing jazz, her first musical love. How will she cope with her own solo show?

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First Love - Lenny Henry

30 Sep 2010 12:31:56 GMT

Lenny Henry remembers his very first musical love and sets about a challenge to perform the music in public

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Jane’s Addiction - Live Voodoo

30 Sep 2010 12:30:24 GMT

The original line-up of late 80’s/early 90’s rock legends Jane’s Addiction take to the stage and open up their set

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Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison

28 Sep 2010 17:22:41 GMT

Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison examines the most important day in the career of one of America’s foremost popular artists.

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Art of Faith - Daoism and Shinto

28 Sep 2010 17:05:37 GMT

In the third film, Religions of the Tao, John McCarthy visits China on a quest to understand the linked philosophies of Taoism and Confucianism. He climbs the sacred peak of Mount Tai, revered by the Chinese for more than three millennia, and he is shown how to pray to the Taoist deities at the White Cloud Temple in Beijing. To learn about Confucius, he journeys to the philosopher’s birthplace Qufu, where a grand temple is dedicated to his worship.

Art of Faith - Hinduism

28 Sep 2010 16:38:45 GMT

In the first episode of the second series - Hinduism, John McCarthy travels by trains, taxis and tuk-tuks to some of the most sacred sites of a religion nearly a billion followers worldwide. He starts his journey through eight hundred years of Hindu art at the extraordinary temple of Kailasanatha in Ellora which was cut into a mountainside from the top down.

Bob Dylan The 1966 World Tour Home Movies

10 Sep 2010 15:42:41 GMT

The 1966 home movies of one-time Dylan drummer Mickey Jones are rooted out and restored to show some rare footage of the folk hero

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Sonisphere 2010 - Rammstein

10 Sep 2010 12:36:36 GMT

Rammstein light up the night as only they know how when they headline the Saturday of Sonisphere festival 2010

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Mark Knopfler Plays Avo Session

05 Sep 2010 14:13:08 GMT

Singer and guitarist of Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler shines in this dazzling display of guitaring dexterity during his avo session in Switzerland

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Johnny Cash in San Quentin

04 Sep 2010 08:47:25 GMT

One of the most famous performances in the history of contemporary music as Cash walks straight into prison for the show of a life-time

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Camp Bestival 2010 - Madness

03 Sep 2010 10:05:33 GMT

Madness bring the curtain down on the Dorset coast with classic tunes and some age old advice

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Word Wars

03 Sep 2010 08:46:00 GMT

Who knew that there was a whole world of competitive Scrabble? This film explores and exposes the lengths professional players go to

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Cat Stevens: Majikat

01 Sep 2010 15:35:24 GMT

The last North American tour in 1976 and just before Cat Stevens would become Yusuf Islam

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All You Need is Love - All Along the Watch-Tower

01 Sep 2010 15:23:50 GMT

The Who are born and help to spear-head the change of music in the 60’s but was it all for the better?

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All You Need is Love - Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll

01 Sep 2010 15:20:46 GMT

Elvis Presley features heavily in the story of how rock’n’roll came to be, as part of this extensive series about popular musical genres

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Elvis Lives! The 25th Anniversary Concert

01 Sep 2010 14:17:37 GMT

A unique event, 25 years after Elvis’ death; a sold out show with his former backing band and singers

Songbook Donovan

01 Sep 2010 13:43:52 GMT

Singer-songwriter Donovan talks about his early years of being stuck on a Greek Island while having no money and a number one hit in America.

All You Need is Love - Imagine

01 Sep 2010 08:35:00 GMT

Festivals, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll but how much does consumerism and adolescence have to do with it all?

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Radiohead live at Eurockeennes

31 Aug 2010 15:08:06 GMT

Radiohead indulge in a little self-reflection with their ‘Iron Lung’ track at France’s biggest outdoor festival, Les Eurockeennes 2003

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Naked States

31 Aug 2010 07:03:10 GMT

Spencer Tunick gets arrested ‘again’ for instigating mass nudity in public...but it’s all in the name of art...isn’t it?

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Darbar Festival 2010

28 Aug 2010 08:54:22 GMT

Kurshal Das and other rising stars give an exlcusive performance at the Darbar Festival 2010

Gilbert and Sullivan on Sky Arts

25 Aug 2010 09:33:17 GMT

The fantastic world of Gilbert and Sullivan where hitting any note is possible

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Gilbert and Sullivan on Sky Arts

25 Aug 2010 08:43:55 GMT

Gilbert and Sullivan groups all over the country are rehearsing for their own productions of the motley pair’s many operas

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Gilbert and Sullivan on Sky Arts

25 Aug 2010 08:42:48 GMT

Swaying in time and holding a tune are just the beginning when making sure you have it all correct in time for the opening night

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Lovebox 2010 - Roxy Music

13 Aug 2010 13:11:11 GMT

Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music pull out the classics and show the younger bands how it’s done a they headline the Saturday of Lovebox 2010

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Rankin: Sky Arts Street Galleries

12 Aug 2010 11:43:11 GMT

World famous photographer Rankin shoots artist Meredith Ostrom, a painter whose technique involves her using her own naked body covered in paint on a canvas

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Elvis ‘56 Special

11 Aug 2010 14:32:57 GMT

Showing the early days of Elvis’ career around the year that people really started to take notice - 1956

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Talk Talk-Live in Montreux

09 Aug 2010 12:11:02 GMT

Talk Talk perform some of their hit songs at Montreux in 1986

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Beautiful Losers

09 Aug 2010 10:04:18 GMT

The 1990s and a loose-knit group of creative American individuals, many just out of their teens, begin their careers as full time artists

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Co-operative Cambridge Folk Festival 2010

09 Aug 2010 08:38:40 GMT

British folk hero Seth Lakeman kicks off the party at this year’s event after being introduce by another Sky Arts favourite - Mark Radcliffe

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Status Quo Live in Montreux

08 Aug 2010 10:42:51 GMT

The Quo show they can still make even a reserved Swiss audience headbang as they open their 2008 concert with ‘Caroline’. Click this way for more information on Status Quo live in Montreux >>

Iconoclasts: Dave Chappelle on Maya Angelou

21 Jul 2010 08:00:57 GMT

Chappelle and Angelou talk about how poetry and comedy can bring people together regardless of age or gender

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All You Need is Love - Who’s That Coming?

12 Jul 2010 14:46:05 GMT

This particular episode covers the genre of blues; where it came from, what it has become and where it’s going

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All You Need is Love - Intro

07 Jul 2010 15:22:16 GMT

A brief introduction to the 17 part super-series on the different genres of popular and contemporary music.

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Art of the Heist

06 Jul 2010 10:28:24 GMT

Stealing over $500 million of priceless artwork - all in a day’s job....or in a night for some

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Stereophonics: Songbook at Hay

23 Jun 2010 08:52:20 GMT

Kelly Jones talks to Bob Harris at the Hay Festival and plays some of Stereophonics’ best loved tracks

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Songbook - Kelly Jones

17 Jun 2010 15:31:12 GMT

Kelly Jones of Stereophonics steps out to have an exclusive word with Sky Arts Online about how the first Songbook at Hay went

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In Confidence - Lily Allen

07 Jun 2010 12:31:17 GMT

Outspoken pop princess Lily Allen discusses growing up in the modern age of celebrity in an interview with Laurie Taylor.

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Behind the Music - Motley Crue

27 May 2010 15:27:48 GMT

Motley Crue; drugs, parties, alcohol and brushes with the law. Just a small part of what went on behind the music with this legendary 80’s band

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Classic Albums - Iron Maiden

27 May 2010 13:19:31 GMT

The band who were reviled by some critics for their supposed Satanist leanings reveal how they created one of the best, and most notorious, albums of the 80s

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Classic Albums - Metallica

27 May 2010 12:39:54 GMT

Metallica talk candidly about challenging the producer, each other and themselves while recording their infamous ‘Black’ album

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In Confidence - Martin Rowson

24 May 2010 14:40:27 GMT

The satirical cartoonist discusses his clashes with Alistair Campbell, making small talk with Gordon Brown and why people in power deserve to be attacked.

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Fearless Freaks - The Flaming Lips

24 May 2010 14:34:12 GMT

Filmmaker Bradley Beesley tells the story of Oklahoma City band The Flaming Lips, how did they evolve into a seminal art-rock band?

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Songbook-Gary Kemp

29 Apr 2010 20:25:01 GMT

On the Sky Arts series of Songbook Gary Kemp tells the story of how the Bishop of Stepney influenced his music career.

In Confidence - Kathy Burke

29 Apr 2010 10:08:56 GMT

Actress Kathy Burke relives her experience of being just hours away from death after bleeding from her adrenal glands
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Songbook-Fran Healy

28 Apr 2010 20:30:54 GMT

Scottish band Travis have released 6 albums in 11 years.

Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

27 Apr 2010 09:28:19 GMT

The music world remembers the late Freddie Mercury with a concert headlined by Brian May, Slash, Metallica and many others

In Confidence - David Starkey

26 Apr 2010 13:45:16 GMT

“I think my entire life has been an accident”: the ‘rudest man in Britain’ tells of his journey from precocious child to ‘media tart’
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Songbook-Albert Hammond

25 Apr 2010 20:35:24 GMT

Songwriter Albert Hammond talks about how Tina Turner’s hit I Don’t Want To Lose You came to life.

Mambo! Gustavo Dudamel Live

22 Apr 2010 13:59:10 GMT

Experience rousing Venezuelan and Latin-American classics as Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra
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In Confidence - Will Self

19 Apr 2010 07:15:47 GMT

Writer and journalist Will Self reflects on the role drug and alcohol addiction played in his creative process
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The Cool School

09 Apr 2010 07:25:56 GMT

Fascinating documentary film exploring how renegade artists taught the City of Los Angeles to love Modern Art
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In Confidence - Tom Baker

07 Apr 2010 09:19:18 GMT

“To be desired is a fantastic sensation”; Dr Who veteran Tom Baker on how his Time Lord role made him a sex symbol
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In Confidence - Damien Hirst

18 Mar 2010 12:10:34 GMT

Damien Hirst reflects on childhood ambition whilst under the analytical gaze of host Laurie Taylor
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Dave Fanning Interview - Noel Gallagher

16 Feb 2010 10:10:30 GMT

The ex-Oasis singer reveals how his daughter gets rid of people pestering him in Waitrose

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Roadsworth - Crossing the Line

29 Jan 2010 12:43:10 GMT

Montreal police labelled Peter Gibson’s witty road art vandalism, while the rest of the world celebrated him. Now an establishment member, is he an artist or a just a graffitist? Click this way to find more about Roadsworth - Crossing the Line

Eating Art

26 Nov 2009 13:48:57 GMT

Celebrated restaurateur and art collector Oliver Peyton bridges the world of the visual and culinary arts, bringing great gastronomic paintings to life in the kitchens of the world’s most acclaimed chefs.

James Blunt on Songbook

30 Oct 2009 11:30:12 GMT

The ex-army man reveals which of his songs is most personal and painful for him.

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Black Eyed Boy on Songbook

29 Oct 2009 17:50:12 GMT

Texas play their third single ‘Black Eyed Boy’ from their White on Blonde album.

Ray Davies on Songbook

28 Oct 2009 17:44:56 GMT

The Kinks’ frontman plays around on the guitar to show his own take on the blues

Sunny Afternoon on Songbook

28 Oct 2009 17:43:12 GMT

Ray Davies performs the Kinks’ biggest hit of summer 1966, ‘Sunny Afternoon’.

Midge Ure - ‘Vienna’ on Songbook

28 Oct 2009 17:38:44 GMT

Midge Ure performs 1981 number 2 hit, ‘Vienna’.

Midge Ure on Songbook

28 Oct 2009 17:38:01 GMT

The former Ultravox frontman speaks candidly about what led him to long for musical stardom - mainly girls…

Texas on Songbook

28 Oct 2009 17:34:14 GMT

Sharleen Spiteri and Johnny McElhorne recall how it all started in 1989

Gary Lightbody on Songbook

28 Oct 2009 17:33:39 GMT

Snow Patrol’s frontman plays their massive hit, ‘Chasing Cars’, and reveals how the song was written after a few bottles of wine…

Goodbye My Lover on Songbook

27 Oct 2009 10:28:49 GMT

James Blunt performs top ten hit single, Goodbye My Lover.

Dave Fanning Interview with Paul Weller

14 Oct 2009 10:02:30 GMT

The Jam were still gaining great success, so why on earth did Paul Weller break them up? You’ll just have to watch to find out.

Simon Callow’s Classical Destinations

08 Oct 2009 10:27:53 GMT

Simon Callow indulges on an expedition to some of the most beautiful cities in the world to find out more about the composers they played home to.

Brian Sewell’s Grand Tour

14 Sep 2009 12:51:09 GMT

Following in the footsteps of 18th century aristocrats, Brian’s first stop of the Grand Tour is Turin, where he examines the city’s architecture and witnesses a ritual boar culling.

The Dave Fanning Interview with REM

14 Sep 2009 12:09:32 GMT

Partly responsible for the rise of the college rock scene in the 80s, REM have enjoyed a long and successful career. They discuss their music and rise to fame with Dave Fanning

Darbar Festival 2009

05 Aug 2009 13:52:55 GMT

Indian classical musician, Rupak Kuikarai, performs a piece with the evocative Bamboo flute at the 2009 Darbar Festival

Classic Albums - Bob Marley and The Wailers

04 Aug 2009 13:58:42 GMT

Catch a Fire, released in 1973, introduced Bob Marley and the Wailers to an international rock audience. Here the principal figures in the creation of this album tell the story of how this record was made

Rod Stewart - Dave Fanning Interview

29 Jul 2009 08:50:24 GMT

Rod Stewart talks about retraining his voice after suffering from thyroid cancer

From the Basement - Thom Yorke

15 Jul 2009 14:27:32 GMT

Radiohead’s frontman and gifted lyricist Thom Yorke performs ‘Down is the New Up’

Ray Charles on Masters of American Music

15 Jul 2009 13:17:35 GMT

‘You can’t make mistakes around him’ Ray Charles’ contemporaries reveal what working with the late, great musician was really like…

Cosi Fan Tutte at Glyndebourne

14 Jul 2009 09:54:47 GMT

Mozart’s ‘immoral’ opera starring Topi Lehtipuu and Luca Pisaroni, performed at Glyndebourne.

Judy and Liza at the Palladium

10 Jun 2009 16:04:18 GMT

The mother and daughter duo give an electric performance at their 1964 performance at the London Palladium.

Video - Bridge: Celebrity Grand Slam

08 Apr 2009 12:29:56 GMT

Clive Anderson introduces the celebrity guests battling it out to become the queen or king of Bridge.

Ennio Morricone in Venice

02 Apr 2009 15:32:33 GMT

The beginning of Morricone’s spectacular concert

Classic Albums: The Who - Who’s Next

27 Mar 2009 15:41:01 GMT

The Who give a first-hand insight into the making of their 20th century masterpiece, Who’s Next, as well as discussing its far-reaching influence.

Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree

27 Mar 2009 14:13:00 GMT

Bono takes a listen back to the original audio channels within “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”

Art Rocks - Graham Nash

12 Mar 2009 13:47:17 GMT

An intimate portrayal of Graham Nash and David Crosby’s relationships captured under the lens.

Brush With Fame - David Bailey

05 Mar 2009 14:13:28 GMT

From Princess Diana to prison life, David Bailey and John Myatt swap stories

Freddie Mercury-Tribute Concert

20 Jan 2009 18:13:47 GMT

David Bowie, Annie Lennox and Queen sing “Under Pressure” in this tribute concert to Freddie Mercury.

Brush With Fame-John Cleese

07 Jan 2009 17:17:34 GMT

Actor and comedian John Cleese talks frankly about being proud of the relationship he now has with his children.

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Brush With Fame-Ian Brown

07 Jan 2009 16:34:39 GMT

Lead singer Ian Brown of The Stone Roses talks about causing offence on an aircraft and serving time in Strangeways prison.

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Brush With Fame-Jane Horrocks

07 Jan 2009 16:28:48 GMT

Actress Jane Horrocks talks about how she secured the role of Bubble in the hit comedy, Absolutely Fabulous.

Brush With Fame-Robin Gibb

07 Jan 2009 15:40:55 GMT

Bee Gee Robin Gibb talks about the loss of his brothers and how he has dealt with grief

Brush With Fame-David Bailey

07 Jan 2009 15:31:02 GMT

Photographer David Bailey discusses getting in trouble with Princess Diana and working with The Kray twins.

From The Basement-Seasick Steve

17 Dec 2008 12:39:43 GMT

Seasick Steve otherwise known as Steve Wold, performs American blues in series 2, episode 5 of From The Basement.

From The Basement-Band of Horses

17 Dec 2008 12:34:01 GMT

American Indie Rock band, Band of Horses perform in series 2, episode 5 of From The Basement.

From The Basement-Raconteurs

17 Dec 2008 12:28:14 GMT

American Rock band, Raconteurs perform in series 2, episode 5 of From The Basement.

From The Basement-Fleet Foxes

08 Dec 2008 15:22:23 GMT

Watch five-piece Seattle band, Fleet Foxes in series 2, episode 4 of From The Basement.

From The Basement-Andrew Bird

08 Dec 2008 15:18:35 GMT

Watch American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Andrew Bird in series 2, episode 4 of From The Basement.

From The Basement-Radiohead

08 Dec 2008 13:16:50 GMT

Watch alternative rock band, Radiohead in series 2, episode 4 of From The Basement.

Rufus Wainwright-Avo Session

05 Dec 2008 15:21:57 GMT

Rufus Wainwright talks to the audience at the Avo Session on his forthcoming Judy Garland album and performs If Love Were All.

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Darbar Festival-Sanjay Subramanyan

03 Dec 2008 18:32:30 GMT

Sanjay Subramanyan talks us through Carnatic music, otherwise known as Sanskrit: Karnāṭaka saṃgītaṃ, a classical music tradition that is associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent.

Darbar Festival

01 Dec 2008 18:00:06 GMT

The talented santoor musician Kaviraj Dhadyalla talks to Sky Arts about his instrument

The South Bank Show-Damien Hirst

17 Nov 2008 17:35:35 GMT

Damien Hirst, an English artist and the most prominent member of the group known as Young British Artists, talks to Melvin Bragg.

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The South Bank Show-Philip Pullman

13 Nov 2008 13:46:38 GMT

Melvin Bragg meets Northern Lights author Philip Pullman and questions his thoughts on demons.

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Darbar Festival

12 Nov 2008 18:14:37 GMT

Discover the delights of Indian classical music at the Darbar Festival.

Eric Clapton Crossroads 2007

28 Oct 2008 10:23:12 GMT

Eric Clapton gathers the past, present and future of guitar music, including BB King and Sheryl crow, onto stage for his 2007 musical extravaganza in Chicago.

T-Rex- Born to Boogie

14 Oct 2008 10:54:39 GMT

Marc Bolan stars in this concert movie filmed at the Wembley Empire Pool in 1972. Includes the famous ‘mad hatter’s tea party’ sequence and special guests including Elton John. Directed by Ringo Starr.

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