Episode image for Sting's Winter Songbook

Duration: 1 hour

Sting returns to his roots in the North East of England to perform a collection of specially-conceived winter songs at Durham Cathedral. In conversation with Alan Yentob, the film follows Sting and his eclectic mix of folk, rock and classical musicians, both in his home in Italy and in Durham, where he's seen creating his unique blend of folk songs, carols and ballads.

While rehearsing in the Cathedral, he takes the opportunity to visit the haunts of his youth in Newcastle, and meets up with the formative members of his early bands before the concert in the magnificent setting of Durham's thousand-year-old Cathedral.

Last on

Tue 29 Dec 2009 23:50 BBC One only on Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

  • Photo: Sting

    Photo: Sting

    Sting performs a collection of specially-conceived winter songs in the magnificent setting of Durham's thousand-year-old Cathedral.

Credits

Participant
Sting
Participant
Alan Yentob
Director
Jim Gable
Producer
JP Davidson

Broadcasts

  • Tue 29 Dec 2009 22:50 BBC One except HD, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

  • Tue 29 Dec 2009 23:50 BBC One only on Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

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