Perspectives - Season 5

Perspectives - Season 5

Season 5

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DatesApr. 19, 2015 - Mai 24, 2015
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Episodes

Michael Jackson's Thriller
Season 5Episode 145 min

Michael Jackson's Thriller

It was one of the best days of Ashley Banjo’s life when Michael Jackson invited the young British choreographer and his dance group, Diversity, to support him at his planned London concerts in 2009. But the concerts never happened – the American superstar died – so Ashley never got to meet his musical idol. This documentary follows Ashley as he finds out more about the man who inspired him to dance and, in particular, Thriller - the album which catapulted Michael Jackson to global superstardom.
Apr. 19, 2015
Len Goodman on Fred Astaire
Season 5Episode 245 min

Len Goodman on Fred Astaire

Len Goodman is a man who has dedicated his life to dance, and in this film he is travelling across America to explore the extraordinary life, and the imaginative mind of his greatest hero, Fred Astaire. From his daughter to his dance partner, Len leaves no stone untouched as he discovers more about how and why this man became one of the greatest dancers of all time.
Apr. 26, 2015
Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Season 5Episode 345 min

Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Antonio Vivaldi’s the Four Seasons is the most popular piece of classical music of all time. It’s become so ubiquitous that it has been denounced as Muzak for the middle classes. Rick Wakeman – platinum-selling prog rock keyboardist and television Grumpy Old Man – thinks the critics are wrong. He believes that the Four Seasons was so far ahead of its time that it was actually the first ever concept album – and that Vivaldi was the world’s first rock superstar.
Mai 3, 2015
In Charlie Chaplin's Footsteps with Terry Jones
Season 5Episode 445 min

In Charlie Chaplin's Footsteps with Terry Jones

Charlie Chaplin was at one time the most famous person in the world. His creation - the little tramp - was a universal figure adored by millions across the globe. He took crude, knockabout, slapstick comedy and turned it into an art form with films that have stood the test of time. Terry Jones, comedian, writer, director, best known for his work with Monty Python and long-time fan of silent comedies, offers a personal re-appraisal of the man who changed the face of film comedy.
Mai 10, 2015
Nicky Campbell on the Great American Love Song
Season 5Episode 545 min

Nicky Campbell on the Great American Love Song

Twenties and thirties New York produced the best songs ever written according to presenter and journalist Nicky Campbell. In this film he journeys to Manhattan to explore his lifelong musical passion for the golden age of song-writing when the music of packed Broadway theatres fused with the sounds of Harlem’s raunchy jazz clubs.
Mai 17, 2015
Eddie Redmayne on War Art
Season 5Episode 645 min

Eddie Redmayne on War Art

Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne explores war art and how conflict's compelling stimulus to the imagination has created some of our richest and most powerful artistic inspiration. He takes an intensely emotional journey, visiting artists' studios, museums and travelling to battlefield locations to discover how artists have shone a powerful light into the abyss of warfare, leaving a unique legacy.
Mai 24, 2015

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