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Masterpiece

Wide-ranging series exploring arts and cultural issues around the world

World Service,126 episodes

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Waugh and Ethiopia
Evelyn Waugh and his relationship with Ethiopia
14 Apr 2003,22 mins
Evelyn Waugh
First broadcast in 2003. The life and literary legacy of Evelyn Waugh
14 Apr 2003,22 mins
Everyday Design: Cars
Automobile design through the ages
28 Apr 2003,22 mins
Everyday Design: Packaging
Exploring the dark art of package design
12 May 2003,22 mins
Design: Fashion Accessories
Exploring the design of fashion accessories at The Design Museum, London
19 May 2003,22 mins
Representations of Warriors
The different ways warriors have been depicted in art through the ages
26 May 2003,22 mins
Painting the Mother
The different ways artists have portrayed mothers
02 Jun 2003,22 mins
Painting Lovers
The many ways artists have chosen to portray lovers
09 Jun 2003,23 mins
Interpreting Dance in Art
How artists have interpreted dance through the ages in paintings and sculpture
10 Jun 2003,23 mins
Animal Farm
A look at George Orwell's masterpiece, Animal Farm
23 Jun 2003,22 mins
Claude Debussy
What kind of man was Claude Debussy?
23 Jun 2003,22 mins
Katharine Hepburn
A profile of Hollywood actress Katharine Hepburn
30 Jun 2003,22 mins
Peter Bazelgette
An interview with Peter Bazelgette, producer of reality TV programme 'Big Brother'
03 Jul 2003,22 mins
Shabana Azmi
An interview with Indian actress and member of parliament Shabana Azmi
14 Jul 2003,22 mins
Heavy Hearts of Zanzibar
A look at marriage in Zanzibar
30 Jul 2003,22 mins
Fela Kuti: Gentleman
A profile of singer Fela Kuti
11 Aug 2003,22 mins
The Crucible - Arthur Miller
How Arthur Miller tried to throw light on the 1950s McCarthy witchhunt with 'The Crucible'
29 Aug 2003,22 mins
Monsters - Part 2 - The Monster Within
Exploring the universal fear of the monster within us all
09 Sep 2003,22 mins
Monsters - Part 3 - Scientific Monsters
A look at stories about creative fiends who use science to make monsters
16 Sep 2003,22 mins
Monsters - Part 4 - Alien Monsters
Are there monsters in outer space?
22 Sep 2003,22 mins
Soul Music: Fever
The history and continuing appeal of the song 'Fever' made famous by Peggy Lee
29 Sep 2003,22 mins
Soul Music: Moon River
A look at the appeal of the song 'Moon River' and the film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
06 Oct 2003,23 mins
Soul Music: Kol Nidre
Exploring the meaning and significance of performing the Jewish prayer 'Kol Nidre'
13 Oct 2003,22 mins
Soul Music: For Somewhere
The special appeal of Bernstein’s song ‘Somewhere’ from ‘West Side Story’
20 Oct 2003,22 mins
My African City: Kampala
Ugandan Philip Luswata gives a guided tour around his favourite city in Africa
27 Oct 2003,22 mins
Accra, Ghana
An exploration of the hip hop scene in Accra, Ghana
27 Oct 2003,22 mins
My African City: Marrakech
Rock writer Yusuf Al Alamy gives a guided tour around 'his favourite African city'
07 Nov 2003,22 mins
My African City: Maputo
A tour of the cultural heart of Maputo
17 Nov 2003,22 mins
Linda Colley and David Cannadine
A profile of two narrative historians who write ‘ big books for a broad public’
21 Nov 2003,22 mins
Sir Willard Wentworth White
An interview with Jamaican born opera singer Willard White
24 Nov 2003,22 mins