Matthew Bourne: Swan Lake

Matthew Bourne: Swan Lake

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 1996 | 2'00'02''

Director and choreographer Matthew Bourne's radical reworking of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. The score remains the same, but the famous corps de balle...

S7E: Ballroom Dreams | Our Lives

S7E: Ballroom Dreams | Our Lives

Drama and Theatre | BBC One Wales | 2023 | 29'01''

Train, compete, sleep, repeat! Welcome to the world of competitive ballroom, as we follow Caerphilly’s top teenage dancers to Wales's first ...

8: Providence | Fosse/Verdon

8: Providence | Fosse/Verdon

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2019 | 54'22''

Bob is offered advice by his friend Paddy Chayefsky as he struggles to find an ending to his autobiographical movie All That Jazz. Gwen, who has...

7: Nowadays | Fosse/Verdon

7: Nowadays | Fosse/Verdon

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2019 | 52'25''

The rehearsals for Chicago are finally underway, with Bob out of hospital and Gwen raring to go, but Bob's insecurities come to the fore again, es...

6: All I Care About is Love | Fosse/Verdon

6: All I Care About is Love | Fosse/Verdon

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2019 | 40'48''

The stress is beginning to get to Bob as the editing of Lenny overlaps with the preparations for the start of Chicago. He reflects...

5: Where Am I Going? | Fosse/Verdon

5: Where Am I Going? | Fosse/Verdon

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2019 | 56'07''

Three months after checking himself out of a psychiatric clinic, Bob hires a weekend house in the country to help comfort the recently be...

4: Glory | Fosse/Verdon

4: Glory | Fosse/Verdon

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2019 | 40'45''

Fosse is too nervous to attend the premiere of Cabaret and is woken the next morning by his friend Paddy with the reviews. Gwen is struggling with he...

3: Me and My Baby | Fosse/Verdon

3: Me and My Baby | Fosse/Verdon

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2019 | 38'56''

As Fosse struggles with the editing of the film Cabaret, he has also taken on the direction of a new musical Pippin. Gwen is thrilled to be ...

2: Who’s Got the Pain? | Fosse/Verdon

2: Who’s Got the Pain? | Fosse/Verdon

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2019 | 41'24''

Gwen is in Majorca with Joan to reflect on her relationship with Bob, who she has caught being unfaithful. She reflects on how sh...

1: Life is a Cabaret | Fosse/Verdon

1: Life is a Cabaret | Fosse/Verdon

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2019 | 48'55''

Exploring the partnership of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, beginning in 1966 with Fosse directing the film Sweet Charity, starring Shirley M...

Dance Passion Liverpool: Find the Feeling

Dance Passion Liverpool: Find the Feeling

Drama and Theatre | BBC Four | 2023 | 59'07''

From beautiful ballet to high-energy vogueing, dancers take us on a day in the life of Liverpool through exhilarating dance.

6: The Dark Side | Billy and Us

6: The Dark Side | Billy and Us

Drama and Theatre | BBC Scotland | 2020 | 27'58''

Billy Connolly opens up about his life-long love affair with sending up the dark side of life. Featuring groundbreaking routines about death,...

5: I Know You | Billy and Us

5: I Know You | Billy and Us

Drama and Theatre | BBC Scotland | 2020 | 27'58''

In this programme, Billy Connolly examines class, politics and Scottishness, deconstructing the untrustworthiness of politicians and the ridicul...

4: He’s at It Again, God | Billy and Us

4: He’s at It Again, God | Billy and Us

Drama and Theatre | BBC Scotland | 2020 | 28'00''

This episode takes a look at Billy Connolly's relationship with organised religion. Featuring classic routines which establishe...

3: Dirty Bits | Billy and Us

3: Dirty Bits | Billy and Us

Drama and Theatre | BBC Scotland | 2020 | 27'55''

In this episode, Billy reflects on his groundbreaking stand-up routines on sex, and how the awkward embarassments of love and romance are such g...

2: Shipyards and Leotards | Billy and Us

2: Shipyards and Leotards | Billy and Us

Drama and Theatre | BBC Scotland | 2020 | 27'58''

In this episode, Billy shares his ideas on masculinity, talking frankly about how his time in the shipyards shaped him both as a man...

1: Stupid but Saveable | Billy and Us

1: Stupid but Saveable | Billy and Us

Drama and Theatre | BBC Scotland | 2020 | 28'08''

Billy Connolly opens up on his ideas about childhood and discusses some of his early, groundbreaking stand-up material.

DV8 Physical Theatre’s: Strange Fish

DV8 Physical Theatre’s: Strange Fish

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 1994 | 55'36''

A reworking of the stage production by choreographer Lloyd Newson and filmmaker David Hinton. In a style that challenges-and perha...

DV8 Physical Theatre | EX-S

DV8 Physical Theatre | EX-S

Drama and Theatre | BBC One Scotland | 1990 | 7'03''

Interview with Lloyd Newson, choreographer of DV8 Physical Theatre, and Nigel Charnock, performer with DV8. They discuss and demonstrate unconven...

Enter Achilles | 2 Dance

Enter Achilles | 2 Dance

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 1997 | 48'35''

''Enter Achilles'', choreographed by Lloyd Newson. A Boys' Own adventure that turns into a nightmare, as a group of men in a pub explore the thin li...

6: Putting It Together | Broadway: The American Musical

6: Putting It Together | Broadway: The American Musical

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2005 | 57'14''

How Les Misérables and Miss Saigon traveled the world, the success of Disney's The Lion King, the 2003 hit Wicked, an...

5: Tradition | Broadway: The American Musical

5: Tradition | Broadway: The American Musical

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2005 | 57'08''

Includes how rock 'n' roll, the Vietnam War, and the civil rights movement revolutionized the musical, as well as how Times Squ...

4: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ | Broadway: The American Musical

4: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ | Broadway: The American Musical

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2005 | 56'42''

Hits of the 1940s and 1950s, including Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, a...

3: I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ | Broadway: The American Musical

3: I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ | Broadway: The American Musical

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2005 | 57'07''

Following the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the Broadway musical regained popularity as audiences sought...

2: Syncopated City | Broadway: The American Musical

2: Syncopated City | Broadway: The American Musical

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2005 | 56'55''

This program explores the Roaring Twenties, featuring the Marx Brothers, Al Jolson, the Gershwins, and Rodgers & Hart. Ho...

1: Give My Regards to Broadway | Broadway: The American Musical

1: Give My Regards to Broadway | Broadway: The American Musical

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2005 | 57'04''

History of the Broadway musical, presented by Julie Andrews. Includes the story of the Ziegfeld Follies, Irvi...

The National Theatre: Part Two – War and Peace | Arena

The National Theatre: Part Two – War and Peace | Arena

Drama and Theatre | BBC Four | 2013 | 1'29'41''

Peter Hall, Richard Eyre, Trevor Nunn and Nicholas Hytner talk about running the new National Theatre from its o...

The National Theatre: Part One – The Dream | Arena

The National Theatre: Part One – The Dream | Arena

Drama and Theatre | BBC Four | 2013 | 59'20''

First of two documentaries celebrating the National Theatre's 50th anniversary, with contributions from artistic dir...

Acting Around Words

Acting Around Words

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2012 | 29'39''

Frantic Assembly and Cardboard Citizens are among the theatre companies revealing how actors and directors transform performances with movement, gesture,...

The Life, Death and Rebirth of a Russian Theatre | Assignment

The Life, Death and Rebirth of a Russian Theatre | Assignment

Drama and Theatre | BBC World Service | 2023 | 26'28''

Tatiana Frolova's an unlikely theatre director - a working class woman from a remote Far Eastern town. But for ...

LIFT: The London International Festival of Theatre

LIFT: The London International Festival of Theatre

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 1989 | 38'27''

Preview of the 5th London International Festival of Theatre, which presents international plays, musicals, dance, workshop...

Performing Arts 1 | The Learning Zone

Performing Arts 1 | The Learning Zone

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 1997 | 58'14''

This programme explores ways of working, how to get into performing arts and how to get: a range of opportunities, jobs and roles, gett...

Performing Arts | Bitesize Secondary

Performing Arts | Bitesize Secondary

Drama and Theatre | BBC Two | 2010 | 58'59''

In this programme, the performing arts are explored through behind the scene looks at Phantom of the Opera, Strictly Come Dancing, and a...

Akram Khan | What Do Artists Do All Day?

Akram Khan | What Do Artists Do All Day?

Drama and Theatre | BBC Four | 2014 | 28'49''

As experimental dancer Akram Khan visits Seville for a collaboration with flamenco dancer Israel Galvan, this film offers a glimpse ...

Ballet/Hip-Hop | Let’s Dance

Ballet/Hip-Hop | Let’s Dance

Drama and Theatre | CBeebies | 2022 | 6'39''

Learn a ballet- and hip-hop-inspired routine with Miss Kylie.

Ballet Tendu | Let’s Dance

Ballet Tendu | Let’s Dance

Drama and Theatre | CBeebies | 2022 | 6'40''

Learn a ballet-inspired routine with Miss Kylie.

K-Pop/Tap | Let’s Dance

K-Pop/Tap | Let’s Dance

Drama and Theatre | CBeebies | 2022 | 6'27''

Learn a K-pop- and tap-inspired routine with Miss Kylie.

Hip-Hop | Let’s Dance

Hip-Hop | Let’s Dance

Drama and Theatre | CBeebies | 2022 | 6'41''

Learn a hip-hop-inspired routine with Miss Kylie.

Bharatanatyam | Let’s Dance

Bharatanatyam | Let’s Dance

Drama and Theatre | CBeebies | 2022 | 6'40''

Learn a Bharatanatyam-inspired routine with Miss Kylie.

Hula | Let’s Dance

Hula | Let’s Dance

Drama and Theatre | CBeebies | 2022 | 6'38''

Learn a hula-inspired routine with Miss Kylie.

Disco/Tutting | Let’s Dance

Disco/Tutting | Let’s Dance

Drama and Theatre | CBeebies | 2022 | 6'39''

Learn about tutting in a disco-inspired routine with Miss Kylie.

Country | Let’s Dance

Country | Let’s Dance

Drama and Theatre | CBeebies | 2022 | 6'39''

Learn a country-inspired routine with Miss Kylie.

Jazz | Let’s Dance

Jazz | Let’s Dance

Drama and Theatre | CBeebies | 2022 | 6'41''

Learn a jazz-inspired routine with Miss Kylie.

Swing/K-Pop | Let’s Dance

Swing/K-Pop | Let’s Dance

Drama and Theatre | CBeebies | 2022 | 6'53''

Learn a swing- and K-pop-inspired routine with Miss Kylie.

Jive | Let’s Dance

Jive | Let’s Dance

Drama and Theatre | CBeebies | 2022 | 6'39''

Learn a jive-inspired routine with Miss Kylie.

Breakdance | Let’s Dance

Breakdance | Let’s Dance

Drama and Theatre | CBeebies | 2022 | 6'39''

Learn a breakdance-inspired routine with Miss Kylie.

Ballet Saute | Let’s Dance

Ballet Saute | Let’s Dance

Drama and Theatre | CBeebies | 2022 | 6'39''

Learn a ballet-inspired routine with Miss Kylie.
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