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Neil Jordan

Irish film director and writer Neil Jordan talks about his work

• 22 mins

The Concertina Man

The story of the English Concertina and it's inventor Charles Wheatstone

• 22 mins

Daniel Barenboim

A look at the life and work of conductor Daniel Barenboim

• 22 mins

Women Of Chiapas

'Justice, land and liberty', the Zapata slogan still being used by the women of Chiapas

• 22 mins

Uncle Sam's Orphans

What happened to the 10,000 Hmong people evacuated from Vietnam to Thailand during the war

• 22 mins

Daniel Libeskind

Architect Daniel Libeskind talks about his life and work

• 22 mins

Soul Music: Swing Low Sweet Chariot

The history of 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' and the coded messages in Spiritual songs

• 22 mins

Soul Music: Bach's Concerto in D Minor

Why the Concerto for Two Violins in D minor by, J. S. Bach is so important to people

• 22 mins

Soul Music: Like a Rolling Stone

Why people love for Bob Dylan's song 'Like a Rolling Stone'

• 22 mins

Soul Music: Stand By Me

The history of the song 'Stand By Me'

• 22 mins

My European City - Sarajevo

Writer and film maker Namik Kabil introduces his Sarajevo

• 22 mins

My European City - Warsaw

A look at the young cultural scene in Warsaw

• 22 mins

My European City - Riga

Writer and director Banuta Rubess leads a tour of her Riga

• 22 mins

My European City - Bucharest

Exploring the cultural highlights of Bucharest with the architect Augustin Ioan

• 22 mins

Mira Nair

An interview with Indian film director Mira Nair

• 22 mins

The Supernatural: An Inquiry - Spiritualism

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

• 22 mins

The Supernatural: An Inquiry - Witchcraft

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

• 22 mins

The Supernatural: An Inquiry - Good and Evil

Defining good and evil and exploring the conflict between them

• 22 mins

Persepolis Regained

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

• 22 mins

New Term in Kosovo - The Almeria School

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

• 22 mins

A Single Life

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

• 22 mins

Behind The Red Nose

A look at the purpose and appeal and of clowns

• 22 mins

Mike Leigh

An interview with the British film director Mike Leigh

• 22 mins

The Piano

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

• 22 mins

End of Home

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

• 22 mins

The Art of Conversation

Theodore Zeldin reflects on the lost art of conversation

• 22 mins

British Museum Africa '05 - Part 1

What role does art play in building a nation?

• 22 mins

British Museum Africa '05 - Part 2

Can art challenge a nation and disrupt the status quo?

• 22 mins

Hans Christian Andersen - Part One

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

• 22 mins

Hans Christian Andersen - Part Two

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

• 22 mins