BBC Arts: Big Book Weekend | Inside the world of Fabergé | Kazuo Ishiguro

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Big Book Weekend 2‌0‌2‌1 BBC iPLAYER   Last m‌onth saw the BBC Big Book Weekend welcome 3‌0 authors for a fascinating series of free-to-watch events, with t‌hree of the full sessions available to watch on iPlayer. Ella Berthoud offered up reading remedies, providing some bibliotherapy to actor and comedian Greg Davies along the way. Russell Kane, Alex Wheatle and Guvna B discussed what it means to ‘be a man’. And Alex Clark talked to Val McDermid about the enduring appeal of crime fiction. Watch full sessions Short highlights     Behind closed doors     Fabergé: The iconic maker of bespoke jewellery BBC SOUNDS ‌ A rare glimpse into the inner workings of this internationally recognised brand as they create o‌ne of their iconic jewelled eggs. »     The life of an icon     A Life in Ten Pictures: Freddie Mercury BBC iPLAYER ‌ A handful of iconic shots and private snaps reveal a new story: an extraordinary life shot through a unique lens. »     Close your eyes and be transported     Between the Ears: Telling the Bees BBC SOUNDS Set amidst the hives and across the seasons of this COVID-wracked year, Maria Margaronis gathers stories of the ancient folk custom of telling the bees of life's significant events. Recorded binaurally. Listen now The Sounds of a Winter S‌unday in the Park BBC SOUNDS This Slow Radio feature takes us on a leisurely stroll around the park. Sledging, running, pigeons, parakeets, dogs – the joyful sound of Sunday in the park, but still, bells toll and ambulances wail. Listen now     Lives full of creativity     Eye of the Storm BBC iPLAYER Struggling with the loss of his sight, renowned landscape painter James Morrison attempts one last painting. Eye of the Storm intertwines Morrison’s struggle with old age, with his lively views as a much younger painter, captured in remarkable archive footage filmed more than 5‌0 y‌ears ago. Watch now Medbh McGuckian: Portrait of a Poet BBC iPLAYER The matriarch of Northern Irish poetry, Medbh McGuckian, tells the tales of her triumphs and hardships as she forged a life as one of our foremost wordsmiths. Medbh’s poems are brought to life through recitals as she remembers the poems that defined her life. Watch now     Smooth listening

The Day the Muzak Died BBC SOUNDS ‌ Part love letter, part obituary to the idea of a "civic use of music" from the Muzak Corporation. »

A fascinating portrait     Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting BBC iPLAYER ‌ A revealing profile of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go. »     Silence and solitude

Churchcrawls in Solitude BBC SOUNDS Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch introduces us to the art of the ‘churchcrawl’ and takes us to Illington in Norfolk. Listen now Silent Spaces BBC SOUNDS A year since lockdown began, Soumik Datta explores what's become of the empty music venues lying dormant across the country. Listen now

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