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Masterpiece Episodes

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    Nollywood - Nigerian films

    The success story of the Nigerian film industry, 'made from courage and persistance'

  2. Laurie Anderson

    Interview with performance artist and current NASA artist in residence Laurie Anderson

  3. Gilbert & George

    Art critic Tim Marlow interviews British artists Gilbert & George

  4. Interview with Boris Grebenshikov

    Rock singer Boris Grebenshikov talks about music and Russia

  5. Music, Technology and The Orange Revolution

    How Ukrainian artists played a central role in The Orange Revolution

  6. The Voice - Part Three

    A look at the voice industry - people who provide voiceovers in a variety of situations

  7. The Voice - Part Two

    Exploring the vast range of sounds that the human voice can produce

  8. The Voice - Part One

    How the voice works to physically produce sound

  9. How to Make a Video Game

    The growing global business of video games and how to make them

  10. How to Put on an Exhibition

    'First you need a good idea'. Exploring the vital elements for a successful art exhibtion

  11. How to Write a Novel

    Exploring how to write a novel with prominent writers who share their creative processes

  12. How to Make a Musical

    How a team of people create a great musical

  13. Hans Christian Andersen - Part Two

    Celebrating Hans Christian Andersen, the creator of 'The Snow Queen'

  14. Hans Christian Andersen - Part One

    The story of the Danish writer of fairy-tales, Hans Christian Andersen

  15. British Museum Africa '05 - Part 2

    Can art challenge a nation and disrupt the status quo?

  16. British Museum Africa '05 - Part 1

    What role does art play in building a nation?

  17. The Art of Conversation

    Theodore Zeldin reflects on the lost art of conversation

  18. End of Home

    A visit to a village about to be destroyed by the creation of the Almatti Dam

  19. The Piano

    Tracing the extraordinary story of pianist Helga Bassel and her escape from Nazi Germany

  20. Mike Leigh

    An interview with the British film director Mike Leigh

  21. Behind The Red Nose

    A look at the purpose and appeal and of clowns

  22. A Single Life

    Men longing for women to commit to a life in the rural outback of Australia

  23. New Term in Kosovo - The Almeria School

    A visit to a 'symbol of hope', Kosovo's first multi-ethnic school

  24. Persepolis Regained

    A trip to the ruins of Persepolis to investigate it's role in Iran's sense of identity

  25. The Supernatural: An Inquiry - Good and Evil

    Defining good and evil and exploring the conflict between them

  26. The Supernatural: An Inquiry - Witchcraft

    An investigation into witchcraft, supernatural powers and the possibility of miracles

  27. The Supernatural: An Inquiry - Spiritualism

    Exploring spiritualism, the idea that the dead live on and can communicate through seances

  28. Mira Nair

    An interview with Indian film director Mira Nair

  29. My European City - Bucharest

    Exploring the cultural highlights of Bucharest with the architect Augustin Ioan

  30. My European City - Riga

    Writer and director Banuta Rubess leads a tour of her Riga

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