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TV-14
7.5
2003
Documentary
, News
The biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets close up with those shaping today's cultural world.
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Episode 6 : An A-Z of the OED
December. 17,2003
From the height of the British Empire right up to the digital age, Alan Yentob investigates the bizarre history of the Oxford English Dictionary, helped by poet Benjamin Zephaniah and author Julian Barnes.
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Episode 5 : From Pencils to Pixels
December. 10,2003
The success of computer-created films such as Finding Nemo and Shrek has led to another “Golden Age” of animation. But does it spell the end for pencil-drawn animation?
Toy Story’s John Lasseter and Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park are among those voicing their opinions.
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Episode 4 : The World According to Parr
December. 03,2003
Martin Parr is widely considered to be the most influential photographer of his generation. His work portrays the British way of life in all its idiosyncratic detail - Women’s Institutes, bird-watching, and fish and chips - iconic images that make up a retrospective exhibition currently on a world tour.
Alan Yentob takes Parr back to his suburban past to reveal the root of his inspiration.
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Episode 3 : Entertaining Mr Soane
November. 26,2003
Born in 1753, Sir John Soane was the first great innovator of British architecture. Though only one of his creations remains intact, his influence resonates to this day.
Alan Yentob’s arts strand continues with this drama-documentary - starring Corin Redgrave as Soane and Sam West as his student Wightwick - which tells the remarkable story of Soane's life.
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Episode 2 : A Very Funny Business
November. 19,2003
A look at the process of remaking hit British sitcoms into mediocre US sitcoms.
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Episode 1 : The Voice of Bryn Terfel
November. 12,2003
The internationally acclaimed Welsh bass baritone talks to Alan Yentob as the arts strand returns for a new, six-part run. As well as learning more about the technical aspects of Terfel's voice, Yentob watches him perform at the opera - but is he prepared to duet with the maestro?
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