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- When headline goes as 'Naked man arrested' a chaos is originated among the common men while the man was running in the streets with no clothes. He fights his own case and end up in the legal heated debates to prove himself infront of a crowd of thousands.
- Lord Bragg presents a personal examination of the British obsession with class, seeing it through his own eyes as a working class boy turned member of the gentry, and reflecting on its evolution & relevance in the nation as a whole.
- On the 50th anniversary of BBC2 being the first ever channel to regularly broadcast in colour, Melvyn Bragg and guests look at the history of the box in the corner of the room, and how that indeed has changed our history.
- Melvyn Bragg looks back at his vast archive of films, choosing a different subject each time, and inviting remarks from contemporary artistes in the same field as well as offering his own reflections.
- About the meeting and relationship between Leos Janácek and the 28-year younger married Kamila Stösslová that deeply inspired the composition "Zápisník zmizelého", a half-hour Czech-language quasi-operatic song cycle for tenor, alto, three other women's voices and piano completed in 1919 by Leos Janácek.
- Beverley Knight has sold over a million albums in the UK in a career spanning two decades and is widely considered to be one of the UK's most successful singers. Since her initial success in the 90s, Beverley has recently branched into musical theatre, with roles in productions such as Cats. and The Bodyguard, she has scored major hits with singles Made It Back, Greatest Day and Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda. Melvyn joins her working on new material with Guy Chambers and the upcoming hip-hop musical Sylvia at The Old Vic. This South Bank Show explores her experiences of racism growing up in Wolverhampton as the child of Windrush parents and her first steps in the music industry, inspired partly by a chance childhood meeting with 80s soul star Jaki Graham.
- Sonia Friedman is a multi-award winning theatre producer who, in the past 20 years, has been unrivaled in her success of bringing new work to the West End with productions such as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Ferryman, and Jerusalem to name but a few. Born in London into an extraordinarily creative family, Sonia began working in the theatre in her teens. By her early 20s, she was already producing national tours and by the middle of the 90s she had broken into the West End. Melvyn follows Sonia from her sell-out production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London to Broadway. They examine the shows that worked - and ones that didn't - as well as the risks of bringing new work to the West End.
- Gail Rebuck has been the most powerful woman in British publishing for three decades, holding the posts of Chief Executive and Chair of Random House UK for 22 years. A trailblazer for women in British publishing, she was not yet 30 when she was invited to become a founding director of Century Publishing. Noted not just for her commercial flair, she has also nurtured the careers of many authors as well as helping Random House UK (now Penguin Random House UK) to prosper in the new digital economy. Melvyn charts Gail's life and achievements while also considering the various revolutions which have taken place in the publishing world during her career, not least for women in the industry. The show also includes contributions from Nigella Lawson and Robert Harris.
- 1978– 1hTV EpisodeDocumentary exploring the emergence of Grime music in London's East End, featuring Dizzee Rascal, Tinchy Stryder and other DJ's and commentators. The film also examines how UK Hip Hop found it's own identity and finally shrugged off the all pervasive influence of the USA.
- An intimate portrait of David Hockney, featuring interviews with the artist - one of Britain's most beloved painters - in London and Normandy, and exclusive new footage of a master at work.
- No matter what platform you use, it is very easy to present yourself any way you like. Carl seemed like a normal, successful, harmless lawyer. Katie was none the wiser that he was on the hunt for a victim. Then, see how serial killer, Stephen Port, used popular gay match sites to find his targets.
- Dating sites are not the only places people are hunted. Every day, social media sites are also used to target people. Kayleigh Haywood formed an online relationship with Luke Harlow, which ultimately led to her tragic, untimely demise. And not being vulnerable does not always keep you from harm. Officer Gordon Semple was brutally murdered by Stefano Brizzi, after getting an invitation to a party.
- In a new series of his arts show, Melvyn Bragg features five inspiring women, starting with comedian Tracey Ullman. The documentary looks at Ullman's role as one of the most important women in the history of British comedy.