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  1. Welcome to Edinburgh

    Kirsty Wark celebrates the best of this year's Edinburgh Festival.

    BBC Two

  2. Festival Tales: Edinburgh at 70

    Jack Whitehall celebrates 70 years of one of the greatest arts festivals in the world.

    BBC Two

  3. Nina Conti's Edinburgh Festival 2017

    Nina Conti meets fellow comics who are using narrative to push the boundaries of comedy.

    BBC Two

  4. Awesome Beauty: The Art of Industrial Britain

    Lachlan Goudie explores Britain's industrial landscapes and the artists inspired by them.

    BBC Four

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    Little Shop of Colours

    What stories are hiding among the paints and pigments in an art supplies shop?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. Gregory Porter's Popular Voices

    Gregory Porter presents a celebration of the greatest voices in modern music.

    BBC Four

  7. Venice Biennale: Britain's New Voices

    A group of artists launch the first ever Diaspora Pavilion during the Venice Biennale.

    BBC Two

  8. Marc Bolan: Cosmic Dancer

    Biography, narrated in Bolan's own words, which reveals a complex and driven figure.

    BBC Four

  9. My Muse

    Series in which artists describe the artists that inspire them.

    BBC Radio 4

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  10. Cinema Through the Eye of Magnum Photos

    A look at Magnum Photos' pictures of cinema.

    BBC Four

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    Letters from Baghdad

    The story of Gertrude Bell, who shaped the modern Middle East after World War I.

    BBC Four

  12. Through the Lens of Larkin

    A look at the life of Philip Larkin as seen through his photography.

    BBC One

  13. Following Pappano

    Series following Sir Antonio Pappano as he prepares La Bohème for the Royal Opera House

    BBC Radio 4

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  14. Britain's Lost Masterpieces

    Series tracking down lost and hidden paintings from local museums and galleries.

    BBC Four

  15.

    Art in Miniature

    Art so small you have to avoid inhaling it. Presented by Dr Lance Dann. From 2017.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. The Last Pirates: Britain's Rebel DJs

    How pirate DJs played a game with the law to create a platform for black music in the 80s.

    BBC Four

  17. Stop All the Clocks: WH Auden in an Age of Anxiety

    A look at how Auden's poetry helps us to understand the tumultuous 21st century.

    BBC Two

  18. Cornwall's Native Poet: Charles Causley

    Profile of Charles Causley, one of the great poets of his generation.

    BBC Four

  19. Tunes for Tyrants: Music and Power with Suzy Klein

    Suzy Klein explores music's crucial role in the most turbulent years of the 20th century.

    BBC Four

  20. Sex, Chips & Poetry: 50 Years of the Mersey Sound

    Documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of the poetry anthology The Mersey Sound.

    BBC Four

  21. Nile Rodgers: How to Make It in the Music Business

    Nile Rodgers reveals what it takes to make it to the top of the music industry.

    BBC Four

  22. Screenplay

    A look back at the Shetland Film Festival.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  23. Basquiat: Rage to Riches

    The story of Brooklyn-born artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

    BBC Two

  24. Lucy Worsley's Nights at the Opera

    Lucy Worsley explores the history behind some of the world's greatest operas.

    BBC Two

  25. Jonas Kaufmann: Tenor for the Ages

    Behind-the-scenes documentary featuring Jonas Kaufmann, one of opera's hottest properties.

    BBC Four

  26. Lucy Worsley: Elizabeth I's Battle for God's Music

    Lucy Worsley investigates the story of choral evensong.

    BBC Four

  27. England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation

    How books by Tyndale, Cranmer and Foxe defined the Reformation in England.

    BBC Four

  28. #OperaPassion Day

    Eight UK opera companies come together for an unprecedented day of live streaming.

    BBC Arts

  29. Jacqueline du Pre: A Gift beyond Words

    Documentary marking the thirtieth anniversary of cellist Jacqueline du Pre's death.

    BBC Four

  30. Booker Prize

    The ceremony honouring the best fiction book of the year

    BBC News

  31. Slow Radio

    Tune in, drop out. It's time to go slow.

    BBC Radio 3

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  32. Sound and Vision

    Actors and directors discuss key musical moments from their films

    BBC Radio 6 Music

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  33. P.A.R.A.D.E

    Erik Satie's radical 1917 ballet as reimagined by National Dance Company Wales.

    BBC Four

  34. Ceremony: The Return of Friedrich Engels

    Forefather of communism Friedrich Engels returns to Manchester as a Soviet-era statue.

    BBC Four

  35. Revolution: New Art for a New World

    Film looking at a momentous period in the history of Russia and the Russian avant-garde.

    BBC Four

  36. The Real Doctor Zhivago

    The untold story of the real Dr Zhivago - Boris Pasternak.

    BBC Four

  37. Power Lines

    Series about the world of spoken word poetry and how it is gaining popularity in the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

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  38. Venus Uncovered: Ancient Goddess of Love

    Bettany Hughes investigates Venus, goddess of love, discovering her surprising roots.

    BBC Four

  39. Handmade in Hull

    A tribute to Hull's craft traditions, profiling artisans whose skills put Hull on the map.

    BBC Four

  40. Ovid from the RSC: The World's Greatest Storyteller

    Highlights from the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses, featuring Britain's leading actors.

    BBC Four

  41. Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor

    Michael Wood explores the life and poetry of one of the world's great storytellers - Ovid.

    BBC Four

  42. My Country: A Work in Progress

    People from across Great Britain air their views on the country they call home.

    BBC Two

  43. Art of Living

    Documentary series revealing how engagement with art has transformed people's lives.

    BBC Radio 4

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  44. Handmade in Mexico

    An intricate look at the creation process of three Mexican art forms.

    BBC Four

  45. The Art That Made Mexico: Paradise, Power and Prayers

    Alinka Echeverria explores the three major forces that have shaped Mexican art.

    BBC Four

  46. St Andrew's Night Special

    Another chance to hear music, poetry and a special celebration from St Andrew's Day 2017.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  47. Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist

    Film about the British surrealist artist Leonora Carrington, who ended up in Mexico City.

    BBC Four

  48. Roy Orbison: Love Hurts

    Roy Orbison's personal and musical legacy is explained by his three sons.

    BBC Four

  49. Linn de Dhealbhan/Johnston Collection

    Exploring the treasures of the Johnston Collection in Wick.

    BBC ALBA

  50. Saturday Night Fever - The Ultimate Disco Movie

    John Travolta, Barry Gibb and Bruno Tonioli star in a celebration of the hit dance movie.

    BBC Two

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