Art Screen

The BBC maintains one of the largest archives of any broadcaster in the world, managing millions of hours of TV, Radio and Online content, encompassing over 90 years of broadcasting. The archive is constantly growing and the BBC is dedicated to exploring the ways it can bring the archive back out of the vaults and on to our screens.

This unmissable collection of highlights looks back at television arts documentary making at the BBC, throughout its history. With a number of titles to choose from, specially selected from landmark BBC series like Monitor, Arena, Omnibus and the Culture Show, this is a unique opportunity to relive key moments, revisit forgotten places and get face to face with some of the most popular people and practitioners in the arts.

The festival runs from Fri 11 to Sun 13 April. For full listings on the other dates please see the links on the left.

Sun 13 April

SCREENINGS

11am - 11.30am, £2, Cinema / Book online
Scope: Joan Eardley
A touching overview of the painter John Eardley who dedicated her life to documenting children living in the Gorbals area of Glasgow and the Aberdeenshire coast.
Director: W. Gordon Smith, 1973, 30m

11.45am -12:15noon, £2, Cinema / Book online
Barbara Hepworth
Sculptor Barbara Hepworth discusses her life against the background of the Cornish coast.
Director: John Read, 1961, 30m

12.30noon -13.40pm, £2, Cinema / Book online
Imagine: Vivian Maier
Alan Yentob investigates the life of Vivian Maier, a reclusive nanny who took over 150, 000 photographs that were never published until after her death in 2009.
Director: Jill Nicholls, 2013, 1h10m

1.55pm - 3.35pm, £2, Cinema / Book online
BBC Archive Shorts
An eclectic selection of short films from the 1960s featuring rarely-screened interview with cultural icons such as: Andy Warhol; Susan Sontag; Philip Larkin; Rene Magritte; Henri Cartier-Bresson; Madame Marie Rambert, and Shelagh Delaney.
Directors: various, 1h35m

3.50pm - 4.50pm, £2, Cinema / Book online
Lost Highway: The Story of Country Music
A documentary exploring the history of American country music, looking at the influence of mountain & Bluegrass styles upon contemporary musicians and audiences alike.
Director: Sally Thomson, 2003, 60m

5.05pm - 6.05pm, £2, Cinema / Book online
Otis Redding: Soul Ambassador
First-ever TV documentary about the legendary soul singer Otis Redding, following him from childhood and marriage to the Memphis studios and segregated Southern clubs where he honed his unique stage act and voice.
Director: Jeremy Marre, 2013, 60m

EVENTS

Fri 11 - Sun 13 April, 10.30pm until late, FREE on the door, Saramago Cafe Bar
Art Screen at Night
Three nights of exclusive music and performances from special guests.
Friday: Jarvis Cocker (DJ set), The Sons of the Stage (Jeremy Deller + Rory Crichton)
Saturday: Jarvis Cocker (DJ set), Durch / Dirt, Jonnie Wilkes (music), Torsten Lauschmann (video)
Sunday: music from special Art Screen guests