Alice Sara Ott: Leading concert pianist

In rehearsal with the German-Japanese musician as she prepares for live shows in Europe

• 33 mins

Richard Curtis: Writing Yesterday - Part one

Follow the hugely successful screenwriter as he crafts his new Beatles-inspired film

• 31 mins

Richard Curtis: Writing Yesterday - Part two

On set with the successful screenwriter as he crafts his new Beatles-inspired film

• 31 mins

Bicycles of the Future

Bicycles made from wood? Meet visionary bike designers Paul Harder Cohen and Mette Walsted

• 33 mins

Imran Qureshi: Beauty and Carnage

The Pakistani artist meets his friend, French shoe designer Christian Louboutin, in Paris

• 32 mins

Sir John Eliot Gardiner: Restoring early music

Classical conductor John Eliot Gardiner brings a 275 year old Handel work to a new stage

• 33 mins

Rufus Norris: Artistic director of the UK’s National Theatre

Taking Small Island, a new play about Caribbean migration, from page to stage

• 33 mins

Junya Ishigami: Architect of London's Serpentine Pavilion

The Japanese architect's vision for the pavilion - 'a black bird flying through the rain'

• 33 mins

The Frouds: Creating creatures

Follow Brian Froud as he crafts characters for major new Netflix series The Dark Crystal

• 33 mins

Daniel Schoppen: Roller coaster designer

The ups and downs of creating a wild ride

• 33 mins

Protoje: Jamaican reggae star

DJ Seani B gets a rare insight into a highly anticipated piece of work from Protoje

• 33 mins

Nii Obodai: Finding the image

The acclaimed Ghanaian photographer prepares for his new exhibition

• 31 mins

Steppenwolf Theatre Company

In rehearsals at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre for their new show Ms Blakk for President

• 34 mins

Andile Vellem: Hearing through movement

South African dancer Andile Vellem, prepares for his new production called Trapped Man

• 32 mins

The XYZ Show: Kenya’s satirical puppets

On set in Nairobi as the team provoke laughter and political discussion

• 33 mins

John Saunderson: The man who makes hit records

Follow the musical matchmaker working to find songs a voice

• 32 mins

Kadir López: Lighting up Havana

The Cuban artist recreates elaborate neon signs which once shone on the city's boulevards

• 32 mins

World of Warcraft

Meet the sound artists behind the hit fantasy computer game

• 33 mins

A new MoMA

Follow staff at New York’s Museum of Modern Art as they rehang their entire collection

• 33 mins

Seven Worlds, One Planet

Following dramatic filming in Antarctica for the major new nature series

• 34 mins

Dancing with the Stars in Myanmar

Behind the sequins and glitter as this hit TV show comes to the country’s screens

• 33 mins

Jeff Staple: Designing for Timberland

Step into the world of a man steeped in streetwear culture

• 32 mins

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Border Tuner

Huge searchlights shine across the Mexico-US border in a new work of art

• 33 mins

Pretty Yende: Taking on La Traviata

Follow the South African opera singer preparing for the biggest role of her career so far

• 31 mins

Cecilia Paredes: Camouflage artist

The Peruvian-born creative on blending into the walls of a Belgian castle

• 31 mins

Adrian Smith: Reaching for the skies

Designing the world's tallest buildings

• 31 mins

Designing the new Aston Martin

The manufacturers of James Bond’s sports car design an SUV

• 33 mins

Creating an Icon

Iconographer and former Greek Orthodox monk Aidan Hart paints an icon for Advent

• 32 mins

Singing for the Pope

Following the Sistine Chapel Choir as they prepare for Christmas mass

• 32 mins

Superflex: Deep Sea Minding

The Danish artists work on turning bricks of houses into food for fish

• 34 mins

Arwa Al-Ammari

The Saudi fashion designer prepares a new range for the catwalk

• 34 mins

Conserving the works of the Van Gogh Museum

Repairing and caring for paintings with conservator René Boitelle

• 32 mins

Staging Semele in Shanghai - Part one

Producer Linda Wong Davies recreates the baroque opera Semele in just six weeks

• 30 mins

Staging Semele in Shanghai - Part two

Producer Linda Wong Davies and her team on what it takes to put on an opera in China

• 34 mins

Bert & Bertie: Directing Troop Zero

A film making duo building a name for themselves in Hollywood

• 36 mins

Ron Arad

The designer and architect creates a string quartet that plays by itself

• 34 mins

Artificial Improvisation

Composer Kris Bowers meets Shimon, a robot that can improvise live music

• 33 mins

Madeleine Thien: The first draft

Following the Canadian writer as she works on her next novel

• 30 mins

Zanele Muholi: photographer and visual activist

Using photography to reframe black visual history in South Africa

• 31 mins

Lady Pink: The first lady of graffiti

Creating a 33 foot long mural at the World Trade Center in New York

• 30 mins

Dada Masilo: From Soweto street dancer to ballet star

The choreographer and performer re-imagines Stravinksy’s The Rite of Spring

• 31 mins

Celeste Mountjoy, aka Filthyratbag

The artist's satirical illustrations have made her an Instagram hit

• 30 mins

Michael Rakowitz: Crafting ‘ghosts’ from Iraq’s lost culture

Sculpting likenesses of destroyed Assyrian wall reliefs using Arabic food packaging

• 27 mins

Kari Kola: Lighting up the world

The Finnish light artist on creating his largest site-specific artwork to date

• 32 mins

Jakub Józef Orliński: Countertenor in Karlsruhe

The Polish singer prepares for the title role in Handel’s opera Tolomeo

• 32 mins

Mo Abudu: Creating blockbuster movies in Nigeria

On the set of Nollywood hit Chief Daddy

• 27 mins

Belarus Free Theatre: Directing from a distance

Creating a play down a Skype line from London to Minsk

• 31 mins

Romesh Gunesekera: Breathing life into every word

Recreating reality from memory and imagination

• 31 mins

Marc Quinn: Creating 100 sculptures of refugees

Documenting the stories, and likenesses, of people from around the world

• 32 mins

Tyler Childers: Run these roads

A Grammy-nominated country musician tells stories of his native Kentucky

• 31 mins

Julie Baines: The making of a movie, part one

The film producer on making `Four Kids and It' starring Russell Brand

• 26 mins

Julie Baines: The making of a movie, part two

The film producer on the making of 'Four Kids and It' starring Russell Brand

• 31 mins

Nnedi Okorafor: Creating sci-fi worlds

The award-winning writer on creating sci-fi and life in lockdown.

• 32 mins

Demond Melancon: The bead master of New Orleans

Following the Big Chief as he prepares for Mardi Gras

• 31 mins

Eimear Noone and Craig Garfinkle: Composers in isolation

Racing to create a film score in lockdown

• 31 mins

Elif Shafak: Writing in Lockdown

The author describes how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected her creative process

• 32 mins

Operation Night Watch

Uncovering the secrets behind one of the most famous paintings in the world

• 32 mins

Janet Echelman: Bending Arc

The making of a monumental aerial sculpture in Florida during the Covid pandemic

• 32 mins

Eric Whitacre: Creating the Virtual Choir

The US composer on making music with 17,572 singers from around the world

• 32 mins

Mira Nair: the making of A Suitable Boy

On location with the Indian-American filmmaker

• 31 mins

Costas Cacoyannis: Cyprus’s One-Man Orchestra

Composing in the beauty of the Troodos Mountains

• 34 mins

The Bold and the Beautiful: returning to our screens

How mannequins and actors’ real-life partners are getting the show safely back on air

• 31 mins

Nelson Makamo: celebrating children from rural South Africa

Meet the artist at his studio in Johannesburg, the “most sacred place in the world”

• 31 mins

Alan Walker: Behind the mask

The Norwegian music producer and DJ on how he makes his music

• 30 mins

Ocean Vuong: Becoming Briefly Gorgeous

The acclaimed young writer on creating images and being uncomfortable

• 30 mins

Lynette Wallworth: Changing the way we see reality

The Australian artist and director pushes the boundaries of immersive film

• 31 mins

Loyiso Gola wants to make you laugh

The South African comedian prepares to perform at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland

• 30 mins

Juan Gabriel Vásquez: Literature in the centre of my life

The acclaimed Colombian writer creates his new novel

• 30 mins

Lisa Reihana: Maori History in 3D

The New Zealand visual artist on her portrayal of Pacific life and a new 3D film

• 30 mins

Eric van Hove: Sculpture that Goes 'Vroom'

Creating a working motorbike using traditional Moroccan craft techniques

• 30 mins

Es Devlin: Artist and Stage Designer

The British artist who creates shows for the Olympics, Adele and Louis Vuitton

• 32 mins

Sharon Olds: Poetry coming down my arm

The Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet discusses how she writes her poetry

• 31 mins

Evan Kim: Tattoo artist

The New York tattooist is tasked with a challenging brief. Can he pull it off?

• 32 mins

Shobana Jeyasingh: Recreating the 1918 flu pandemic through dance

Following the choreographer's work, Contagion

• 31 mins

Ann Goldstein: The art of the translator

What are the challenges of translating foreign language books into the English language?

• 27 mins

Chick Corea: Accomplishing the goal of art

The legendary jazz pianist composes a new work

• 32 mins

Daniel Lee: Revitalising a fashion house

The British fashion designer on reinventing classic Italian brand, Bottega Veneta

• 31 mins

Jordi Savall

A musical time-traveller who bridges centuries and cultures

• 31 mins

Guggenheim Bilbao: From Covid to Kandinsky

The museum prepares to open a Kandinsky show during the Covid pandemic

• 31 mins

René Redzepi on Noma's autumn menu

Copenhagen’s two Michelin-starred restaurant prepares for its autumn reincarnation

• 31 mins

Rachel Barrie: Master whisky blender

A three-year journey to create a new range of whiskies for a Scottish distillery

• 32 mins

AR Rahman: The man behind the music

The Indian composer on how spirituality is entwined with his art

• 32 mins

The Big Fix Up: A new, digital venture for Wallace and Gromit

The plasticine heroes leave stop motion animation for an interactive phone app

• 30 mins

Viet Thanh Nguyen: The art of memoir

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author takes on a new, deeply personal challenge

• 30 mins