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The best of arts and culture from the BBC

Books that break the rules

Catherine Bohart, Colin Salmon, Dan Smith and Katy Wix choose their favourite literary treats on Between the Covers

BBC Arts

Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain

Lenny Henry celebrates British-Caribbean life with famous faces from art, music, entertainment, and theatre

BBC iPlayer

Inside Classical: Life, Love and Tchaikovsky

Marta Gardolinska conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Bacewicz's Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony

BBC iPlayer

“Fearless to the point of insanity”

Age of the Image: James Fox on World War One photographer Frank Hurley's dramatic images created from multiple negatives

BBC Four

Extraordinary Portraits

Join Tinie Tempah as he matches amazing people with top portrait artists to create a picture of modern Britain

BBC iPlayer

Grenfell: Five Years, Five Stories

Community and creativity connect the lives of five young people impacted by the Grenfell Tower fire

BBC iPlayer

Hay Festival 2022 on BBC Sounds

This Classical Life at Hay

Jess Gillam and trumpeter Alison Balsom are joined by a live audience at the Hay Festival for a listening party

Radio 3

Add to Playlist

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye at the BBC marquee with guests including tenor Wynn Evans and harpist Anne Denholm

Radio 4

The Verb at Hay

Ian McMillan is joined at Hay Festival by guests Lemn Sissay, Monica Ali, Tishani Doshi and Daniel Morden

Radio 3

Jacqueline Wilson at Hay

The author and former children's laureate talks about her cultural influences in a special edition of This Cultural Life

Radio 4

More Arts on iPlayer

Inside Classical: Life, Love and Tchaikovsky

Marta Gardolinska conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Bacewicz's Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony

BBC iPlayer

Inside Classical: Women’s Words and Voices

Bramwell Tovey conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra with music, written and inspired by women composers and poets

BBC iPlayer

Prisoner C33

Toby Stephens stars as Oscar Wilde in this Trevor Nunn directed play set during Wilde's imprisonment in Reading Gaol

BBC iPlayer

Powerful performances on iPlayer

Ghosts in the Ruins

Nitin Sawhney's site-specific performance from Coventry Cathedral, created in collaboration with the people of the city

BBC iPlayer

Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers

Scottish Opera's sparkling staging of Gilbert and Sullivan's witty satire

BBC iPlayer

The Lonely Londoners

A creative performance reading of Sam Selvon's novel which juxtaposes modern imagery and fascinating archive

BBC iPlayer

Discover amazing artefacts and artworks

Art That Made Us

An epic story of creativity exploring how works of art from Britain's past have shaped us

BBC iPlayer

Secrets of the Museum

From fine art to fads and fashions, revealing the design treasures tucked away in the V&A museum's vast collection

BBC iPlayer

Inside Museums

Access-all-areas visits to inspiring collections in museums and galleries across the UK

BBC iPlayer

Creativity meets history

Museums, galleries and libraries open their doors for special Art That Made Us Festival events

Art That Made Us Festival

The Museums That Make Us

Neil MacGregor reveals how Britain's museums use their collections to reflect their local communities

BBC Sounds

The Caretakers

The cleaning and conservation teams who look after our cultural treasures offer fresh perspectives

BBC Sounds

Art on Fire

Discover the evolving design behind the uniform of London's fire service

Art That Made Us Festival

Under the Influence by Chris Day

The contemporary glass-blower's work was inspired by the world's oldest rum - and links to the slave industry

Art That Made Us Festival

Moira Macgregor

Discover the Dundee artist who built an international career as a fashion illustrator, editor and painter

Art That Made Us Festival

Dylan Thomas' Drafts

Inside the mind of a creative genius

Art That Made Us Festival

Scotland's Quarantine Island

How the common cold brought life back to an abandoned settlement

Art That Made Us Festival

Do you know the Art That Made Us?

These artworks were at the heart of moments of profound change. Test your knowledge of them with this interactive quiz

BBC Bitesize

Introducing Arts on Sounds

BBC Introducing Arts on 6 Music

A sonic journey through experimental music, soundscapes, spoken word and documentaries with Huw Stephens

BBC Sounds

New Creatives Dramas

Thought-provoking short drama from the next generation of storytellers

BBC Sounds

Erasure Island

Poetry exploring bisexual, pansexual and queer erasure in modern working-class life

BBC Sounds

Inside Cinema

Coming Out

How 'coming out' scenes on screen reflect changing social attitudes towards sexuality

BBC iPlayer

Studio Ghibli Magic

The legendary Japanese filmmakers behind Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro

BBC IPLAYER

Martin Scorsese

How an Italian-American kid from the mean streets of New York became one of cinema's greatest filmmakers

BBC iPlayer

Discover the Arts on Sounds

Screenshot

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the hidden gems on TV, cinema, streaming and beyond

BBC Sounds

Front Row

Magazine programme exploring the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

BBC SOUNDS

Turn Up for the Books

Literature and library chat with guests including Vick Hope, Jed Mercurio, Juno Dawson, Richard Coles and Skin

BBC Sounds

Spellbinding dance performances

Dance Passion: Plymouth

Performances from James Wilton Dance, English National Ballet, Fuzzylogic, Tap Attack and more

BBC iPlayer

Dance Passion: Coventry

Performances from Birmingham Royal Ballet, Celtic Feet, Nupur Arts, Ascension Dance and more

BBC iPlayer

Flight

A young hero in the making attempts to defy gravity through the power of imagination and dance

BBC iPlayer

Corey Baker's Dance Race

From classical ballet and Strictly Come Dancing to choreographed skydiving and car-eography, it's a thrilling watch

BBC Arts

Dance Passion

Highlights from this celebration of UK dance in all its forms, from ballet and contemporary to ballroom

BBC iPlayer

Dance Passion: Leeds

Performances from Akram Khan, Vale School of Dance, Balbir Singh Dance Company, Phoenix Dance and more

BBC iPlayer

Dance Passion: London

Performances from Ballet Black, Patience J Collective, The Royal Ballet and more

BBC iPlayer

Dance Passion 2022: Innovative short films

Eight brand new works showcasing the UK dance scene in all its forms

BBC Arts

Interactive dance experiences

Out Late

Vinnie awakes in the afterlife with one question: ‘Who killed me? Explore in this interactive dance-theatre crime-drama

BBC Taster

Beneath Still Waters

Art and science combine in this interactive examination of the biomechanical demands of four different dance styles

BBC Taster

Laying The Ground

This interactive documentary delves into the extraordinary life of one of Britain’s most influential dance figures.

BBC Taster

Noise

An immersive dance film by Deaf and hearing artists created with vibrating soundscapes and sound reactive visuals

BBC Taster

Dance documentaries

Steps of Freedom: The Story of Irish Dance

The extraordinary story of how Irish dance evolved over centuries to become a global phenomenon

BBC iPlayer

imagine... Wayne McGregor

Alan Yentob profiles the groundbreaking dance pioneer Wayne McGregor, the resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet

BBC iPlayer

Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra

How three young brothers turned an Indigenous Australian dance group into a First Nations cultural powerhouse

BBC iPlayer

Alvin Ailey: A Legend of American Dance

The story of the visionary African American choreographer who found salvation through dance

BBC iPlayer

Introducing Arts on iPlayer

Female Filmmakers Too: BBC Introducing Arts

Janina Ramirez presents a brand new collection of intriguing short films by emerging female storytellers

BBC iPlayer

Animated Shorts: BBC Introducing Arts

Elle Osili-Wood presents a collection of short animated films with important messages at their heart

BBC iPlayer

Dance: BBC Introducing Arts

Brenda Emmanus presents an innovative collection of dramatic short films from emerging dance artists

BBC iPlayer

Elsewhere in Arts & Culture

Tracey Emin at Jupiter Artland

The artist unveils a new sculpture 'I Lay Here For You'

Art UK

"I was constantly searching for another language to articulate war"

An interview with the Syrian multidisciplinary artist Issam Kourbaj

Art UK

Denzil Forrester: dub music, dance and dynamism

Nightclub scenes inspired this important contributor to the landscape of British modern art

Art UK

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