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21:00 Private Life of a Masterpiece  
The stories behind iconic pieces of art. The Last Supper revolutionized Western art and its power reverberates to this day in the courts, bookshops and cinemas.
[21:00-21:50] [0h50m]
21:50 Cornel Lucas: A Portrait
In an exclusive interview the legendary photgrapher Cornel Lucas discusses his life and work, which has produced some of the most recognisable celebrity portraits of modern times.
[21:50-22:00] [0h10m]
22:00 Johnny Cash Live at Montreux
The American country legend captured live and in fine form at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1994.
[22:00-23:00] [1h00m]
23:00 Distant Voices, Still Lives
Haunting, strikingly visual evocation of England in the 1940s and 50s, based on a fragmented series of the director's own memories and experiences.
[23:00-00:25] [1h25m]
00:25 Secret Policeman's Ball
The cream of British comedy combine with top musicians in a series of classic sketches and performances in aid of Amnesty International.
[00:25-01:45] [1h20m]
01:45 Earth
A classic of Soviet film-making that explores the fight between rich Ukranian landowners and young peasants who want to set up a collective farm.
[01:45-03:00] [1h15m]
09:00 Viva Vivaldi
An all-Vivaldi concert by the celebrated mezzo Cecilia Bartoli, backed by Il Giardino Armonico, who performs a series of operatic arias by the Venetian composer.
[09:00-10:50] [1h50m]
10:50 Earth
A classic of Soviet film-making that explores the fight between rich Ukranian landowners and young peasants who want to set up a collective farm.
[10:50-12:05] [1h15m]
12:05 Spirits of Mozart
Concert of Mozart works in which personalities from the fields of pop, jazz and classical music join forces to interpret his compositions in their own style.
[12:05-13:50] [1h45m]
13:50 Sky Arts at Folkestone Triennial
A behind the scenes look at the inaugral Folkestone Triennial art festival, which features commissioned works by 23 contemporary artist, including Tracey Emin and Mark Wallinger.
[13:50-14:00] [0h10m]
14:00 Uniko - Kronos Quartet
A special collaboration between the Kronos Quartet and Kimmo Pohjonen Kluster - a duo of Finns, accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen and sampling artist Samuli Kosminen.
[14:00-15:10] [1h10m]
15:10 Kiri Te Kanawa
Kiri te Kanawa performs the final aria from Richard Strauss's Capriccio, from the San Francisco Opera and directed by Donald Runnicles.
[15:10-15:20] [0h10m]
15:20 The Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky's Christmas favourite, performed by the Bolshoi Ballet in a traditional Moscow setting.
[15:20-17:00] [1h40m]
17:00 In Rehearsal
The behind-the-scenes series features conductor Zubin Mehta at work with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, rehearsing Richard Strauss's tone poem Till Eulenspiegel.
[17:00-18:00] [1h00m]
18:00 Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock
A legendary performance by the guitar virtuoso at the 1969 festival, including scorching renditions of Purple Haze, Voodoo Chile, Fire and a unique cover of Star Spangled Banner.
[18:00-19:00] [1h00m]
19:00 Classical Destinations
Series exploring the history and musical heritage of Europe's most beautiful cities. Simon Callow explores Salzburg, the birthplace of the boy-genius Mozart.
[19:00-19:30] [0h30m]
19:30 Concrete Canvas
Series following street artist Julian Beever's global travels as he creates trompe-l'oeil chalk drawings that astound the viewer with optical illusions, vivid life and colours.
[19:30-20:00] [0h30m]
20:00 How Art Made the World
Documentary series which reveals how images which surround us come from the ancient world. Nigel Spivey looks at the most commonly-used image - the human body.
[20:00-21:00] [1h00m]
21:00 Don Giovanni
Director Martin Kusej gives Mozart's opera a modern twist, casting light on a womanising man living in a consumer society. Daniel Harding conducts the Vienna Philharmonic.
[21:00-00:05] [3h05m]

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