What makes hip-hop a global phenomenon? The political activist Sujatha Fernandes explores how the genre has influenced young people across cultural backgrounds.
This harrowing documentary shows the full brutality of the "war on terror". It focuses on Canadian citizen Omar Khadr, a 16-year old accused of fighting US forces in Afghanistan.
The Soul Rebels Brass Band are a New Orleans marching band. They infuse this traditional style with soul, hip‑hop, funk and R&B, throwing the genre into the 21st century.
Six months before 9/11, shocking media images appeared of the Taliban government dynamiting the 1450 year old Buddha statues at Bamiyan in central Afghanistan. The demolition in March 2001 followed a Taliban edict that all statues be destroyed.
Director Jeff James has chosen an unusual style of play direction in an intimate venue.
Made during the Nazi occupation of France, Les Enfants Du Paradis shows actors in a Parisian working class theatre.
This documentary chronicles a turbulent year in the life of the New York Times.
Richard Hamilton, a pioneer of Pop Art, died this month aged 89. Mike Gonzalez looks back at his radical work
Life and Fate is one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. Now, the BBC have dramatised the 871-page book and brought it to the airwaves.
This eagerly awaited adaptation of John le Carré’s 1974 spy novel lives up to its rave reviews.
This evening of film, drama, music and poetry raises awareness of some of the issues that face Roma people today in Britain and around the world.
