BBC Radio 4 – Artworks, Introducing Artworks

What to expect from BBC Radio 4’s home for imaginative documentaries about culture and the arts.

In Artworks you’ll find the stories behind the creative figures who have shaped our culture – today and in the past. Meet poets, singers, actors, painters, dancers, writers and directors who have inspired and influenced. Meet the contemporary artists pushing the boundaries. Then celebrate and decipher the artworks they’ve created.

Available only on BBC Sounds. Subscribe to the Artworks feed to make sure that you get the latest episodes.

The clips are taken from the following documentaries:
– Roleplay: Blanche DuBois
– The Lost Archives of James Baldwin
– 50 Years of the Koln Concert
– Symphony of a Billion
– Beyond Burns
– Roleplay: Cleopatra
– The Hazard of the Die
– What a Shocker! The Sensational Life of Leigh Bowery

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