Sky Arts 2 TV Guide
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Omnibus: Leonard Bernstein On...Season 1 Episode 3: Leonard Bernstein On - American Musical ComedyThe West Side Story composer and former leader of the New York Philharmonic explores the development of the American musical comedy. Part of the 1950s Omnibus series hosted by Alistair Cooke
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Addressing the Nation: The GPO Film UnitSeason 1 Episode 4: Addressing the Nation: The GPO Film Unit (John Atkins Saves Up)
Practical information about the Post Office Savings Bank is combined with a whimsical romantic tale in this 1934 film about the joys of opening a savings account
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Antiques HouseSeason 1 Episode 14: EPISODE: 14
Two teams are challenged to hunt out items in the recreated period rooms of the Antiques House, including a tweed jacket worn by Rowan Atkinson during his time as Mr Bean. Presented by Josie Lawrence
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- 5:00am
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Mariella's Book ShowSeason 1 Episode 7: Mariella's Book Show
Mariella Frostrup is joined at the Hay Festival by comedian Hugh Dennis, who chats about his new book Britty Britty Bang Bang: One Man's Attempt to Understand His Country. Booker Prize-winning author John Banville discusses his latest novel Ancient Light, which concludes his trilogy concerning Alexander Cleave and his daughter Cass. Plus, Jenny Colgan gives budding authors advice on writing a romantic novel
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- 6:00am
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Hay SessionsSeason 5 Episode 17: Philip Glass
Composer Philip Glass discusses his opera The Perfect American with ENO artistic director Peter Florence. From the Hay Festival of Literature & the Arts in the Brecon Beacons
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- 7:00am
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The Full MonteverdiSeason 1 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2
A collection of Renaissance vocal music, adapted into a contemporary drama by John La Bouchardiere. With Katherine Peachey
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- 7:30am
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Andre Rieu: On My Way to New YorkSeason 1 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2
A behind-the-scenes look at the violinist's preparations for a concert in New York
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- 8:00am
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Brideshead RevisitedSeason 1 Episode 7: The Unseen Hook
Charles undertakes to find Sebastian with the news that Lady Marchmain is dying. Arriving in Morocco, he finds the black sheep of the family languishing in a hospital bed, suffering the long-term effects of alcohol abuse. Drama, starring Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews
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- 9:00am
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Kent Nagano Conducts Classical MasterpiecesSeason 1 Episode 11: Johannes Brahms' Symphony No 4
Kent Nagano conducts a performance of the last of Brahms' symphonies - Symphony No. 4
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- 10:00am
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Kent Nagano Conducts Classical MasterpiecesSeason 1 Episode 6: Brahms Symphony No. 4
The American conducts a performance of Brahms' Fourth Symphony by the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
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- 10:50am
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Sky Arts Futures FundSeason 1 Episode 2: Felix
A behind-the-scenes look at Sky Arts Futures Fund winner Felix Mortimer's adaptation of Franz Kafka's book The Trial
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- 11:00am
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JMW Turner
A profile of the English artist, who painted pieces including The Fighting Temeraire and Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway. This film focuses on his personal characteristics, as specialists critique his works and techniques and explore the themes that ran through his life and art
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- 12:15pm
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Nuages
The Paris Opera Ballet performs choreographer Jiri Kylian's dramatic dance performance, set to the first movement of Claude Debussy's Nocturnes
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- 12:30pm
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Andre Rieu: On My Way to New YorkSeason 1 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3
A behind-the-scenes look at the violinist's preparations for a concert in New York
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- 1:00pm
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Hay SessionsSeason 5 Episode 18: Rupert Everett
Literary editor Paul Blezard is joined by actor Rupert Everett, who talks about his new memoir Vanished Years. From the Hay Festival of Literature & Arts in the Brecon Beacons
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- 2:00pm
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Design DealersSeason 1 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4
The team unveils a new shop display, as it continues to travel around Britain to rescue, refurbish and resell a wide range of objects. Plus, Sarah Brummer and Paul Liengaard trawl through local scrap yards in the hope of finding unique items to restore
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- 3:00pm
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Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On
The singer-songwriter performs tracks from his 50-year career at the Royal Albert Hall. Songs include Is This the Way to Amarillo and Oh Carol and That's When the Music Takes Me
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- 5:00pm
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Broadway Goes Hollywood
Documentary examining the golden age of film musicals from the 1930s to the 1960s., featuring clips from memorable films and archive interviews with choreographer Hermes Pan and actress Cyd Charisse. Pan talks about working with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers on Swing Time, Top Hat, The Gay Divorcee and Roberta, and Charisse discusses her lengthy career at MGM and how her reputation for attempting to flout the Hays Code placed her under the close surveillance of Hollywood's censorship squad
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- 6:00pm
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Nation's Best AM Dram ExtrasSeason 1 Episode 4: Lear
Performance and rehearsal footage of each episode of Nation's Best Am Dram, with a closer look at mentors Paterson Joseph, Roger Allam, Julie Graham and Martin Shaw in action, as they shape scenes from King Lear
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- 7:00pm
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Andre Rieu: On My Way to New YorkSeason 1 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3
A behind-the-scenes look at the violinist's preparations for a concert in New York
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- 7:30pm
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Dust and Light - Alonzo King Ballet
The Alonzo King Lines Ballet troupe perform this emotional and intimate piece, with music by Corelli and choral works by Poulenc
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- 8:00pm
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Design DealersSeason 1 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4
The team unveils a new shop display, as it continues to travel around Britain to rescue, refurbish and resell a wide range of objects. Plus, Sarah Brummer and Paul Liengaard trawl through local scrap yards in the hope of finding unique items to restore
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- 9:05pm
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Hay SessionsSeason 5 Episode 12: Hay Sessions 2013: Colm Toibin
Colm Toibin discusses his short story The Testament of Mary, which explores the grief of Christ's mother and was adapted for a one-woman Broadway show starring Fiona Shaw
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- 10:05pm
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Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On
The singer-songwriter performs tracks from his 50-year career at the Royal Albert Hall. Songs include Is This the Way to Amarillo and Oh Carol and That's When the Music Takes Me