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Alan Yentob gains an insight into the creative world of Dame Shirley Bassey in a programme first shown in 2009. After a triumphant Glastonbury appearance and a major illness at the age of 72, Dame Shirley tentatively re-enters the ring to confront her life in song. Some of the best contemporary songwriters, including Gary Barlow, the Pet Shop Boys, Manic Street Preachers, Rufus Wainwright, Richard

Trevor Nelson and Edith Bowman present highlights of Dame Shirley Bassey's special performance for the BBC Electric Proms from London's Roundhouse. The British icon performs a set packed with classic tracks like Big Spender and Goldfinger and the premieres of songs from her album The Performance, produced by Bond composer David Arnold. In her first major show after Glastonbury 2007, and her only l

Dame Shirley Bassey, one of Britain's all-time great voices, began her rise to fame as a 16-year-old singer in 1953. Over 60 years on, she is still going as strong as ever. Join us as we celebrate Dame Shirley's remarkable career, taking a trip down memory lane to uncover some of her finest performances from the vaults of the BBC. From early BBC appearances on Show of the Week, The Shirley Bassey

Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 3 October 1997 and featuring Oasis, Louise, No Doubt, Björk, M-People, Janet Jackson feat Q-Tip and Elton John.

Mark Lamarr presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 October 1997 and featuring Catch, Lighthouse Family, The Seahorses, Coolio, Roachford, Eternal, Backstreet Boys and Elton John.

Steve Wright and Bruno Brookes present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 April 1988 and featuring Bananarama, Natalie Cole, Climie Fisher, Def Leppard, S'Express, T'Pau, Jermaine Stewart, Jellybean ft. Adele Bertei, Pebbles, Pet Shop Boys and Bros.

James visits Lord Hulton and glimpses how the other half lives.

The vets must tell an owner that its dog has lost its sight.

The vets cope with a threat to the harmony of Skeldale House.

Obsessive forensic analyst Mathieu Vasseur is disappointed to be sidelined in the examination of the black box of an Atrian 800 airliner which has mysteriously crashed in the Alps. When his boss goes missing, Mathieu is asked to step in, and he concludes that there was an unauthorised entry into the cockpit. A press conference is held to announce the findings, but Mathieu is subsequently presented

Michael Parkinson talks to comic actor Michael Crawford and American entertainer Liberace.

The Goods introduce livestock into Surbiton, to the apprehension of their neighbours.

After his fake suicide, Reggie tries out his new life in which he be anyone and go anywhere. However, he realises that all he really wants is Elizabeth. He reveals his true identity to his daughter Linda but discovers that Elizabeth is to remarry.

James visits Lord Hulton and glimpses how the other half lives.

The vets must tell an owner that its dog has lost its sight.

Jason Manford returns to host a spectacular celebration of musical theatre, with show-stopping performances and special guests, including Michael Ball, Marisha Wallace and Billy Porter. Filmed in front of an audience of 12,000 at Manchester's AO Arena, ten of the UK's best West End and touring productions perform much-loved songs and exciting previews. Daniel Mays joins Jason for a special musical

The great opera singer Sir Willard White recalls his experiences on the first televised production of Porgy and Bess, based itself on Trevor Nunn's acclaimed 1986 Glyndebourne staging of George Gershwin's classic opera, and conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Willard recalls the unusual challenges that arose during the project, including lip-syncing and performing on in a TV studio instead of a stage,

George Gershwin's 1935 opera is a compendium of standards: Summertime, It Ain't Necessarily So, I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' and I Loves You Porgy among them. This production, the first recorded specially for television, is based on Trevor Nunn's acclaimed 1986 Glyndebourne staging, which transferred to Covent Garden in 1992 and was then moved to the huge Shepperton Studios stage for filming.

German singer and actress Ute Lemper presents a selection of songs by Kurt Weill, including Mack the Knife, Surabaya Johnny, Youkali and My Ship. Recorded at the Theatre Royal, Bath during the 1989 Bath Festival. Piano accompaniment by Jürgen Knieper.

Jason Manford returns to host a spectacular celebration of musical theatre, with show-stopping performances and special guests, including Michael Ball, Marisha Wallace and Billy Porter. Filmed in front of an audience of 12,000 at Manchester's AO Arena, ten of the UK's best West End and touring productions perform much-loved songs and exciting previews. Daniel Mays joins Jason for a special musical

Jason Manford returns to host a spectacular celebration of musical theatre, with show-stopping performances and special guests, including Michael Ball, Marisha Wallace and Billy Porter. Filmed in front of an audience of 12,000 at Manchester's AO Arena, ten of the UK's best West End and touring productions perform much-loved songs and exciting previews. Daniel Mays joins Jason for a special musical

The vets cope with a threat to the harmony of Skeldale House.

A look at the life of ring-tailed lemurs on the African island of Madagascar.

At the very end of east Africa's Great Rift Valley, there's a "land that time forgot" – the rolling grasslands of the Luangwa Valley. As we travel through the seasons, we find the secret to this Eden's great riches – the annual flood of the mighty Luangwa River.

Hospitalfield House in the fishing town of Arbroath on Scotland's east coast is a Victorian treasure trove. The couple who owned this great house back in the 19th century were obsessed with the decorative arts and Hospitalfield is full of ornate carved ceilings, sculpted fireplaces, exquisite plasterwork and stonework carved by master masons. It's still a place where artists work today and it has

Alastair Sooke explores the extraordinary afterlife of the Greek masterpieces that changed the course of western culture. Succeeding centuries have found in ancient Greek art inspiration for their own ideals and ambitions. Filming in Italy, Germany, France and Britain, Alastair's investigation includes The Venus of Knidos, the first naked woman in western art, the bronze horses of St Mark's in Ven

The new series of The Sky at Night kicks off with the biggest story in space news since we have been off air, the "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4. First observed on 27 December 2024, it soon became one of the biggest threats from an asteroid ever detected, with the potential to cause a heat blast that could vaporise solid rock, wind blasts five times the speed of the strongest hurricane and a shoc

Napoleon has fallen, and David is in exile. His star pupil, Jean-Auguste Ingres, seems set to assume the role of first painter of France. Ingres's superb portraits and exotic paintings of the nude have made his reputation. But he seems to be a man out of his time, and his career is marked by bitter conflicts.

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how art in France took a dramatic turn following the French Revolution that ushered in a bold new world. From the execution of King Louis XVI and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte – a figure who simultaneously repelled and inspired artists of his time – through to the rise of Romanticism and an art of seduction, sex and high drama, Andrew explores artists including Jacque

Alastair Sooke explores the extraordinary afterlife of the Greek masterpieces that changed the course of western culture. Succeeding centuries have found in ancient Greek art inspiration for their own ideals and ambitions. Filming in Italy, Germany, France and Britain, Alastair's investigation includes The Venus of Knidos, the first naked woman in western art, the bronze horses of St Mark's in Ven