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Official Twitter feed for BBC Arts team. Follow for announcements, programme information and more. [email protected]

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BBC Arts Publicity Team retweeted
Black Film Bulletin@BLKfilmbulletin23 Oct 2022
📺 #BBC100 Season: @DouglasRoadTV, @ajoymediatv, @frontierwoman and @SerocaDavis (star of Steve McQueen's #SmallAxe) illuminate the astonishing (yet largely unsung) life story of trailblazing Jamaican-born BBC broadcaster #UnaMarson: #OurLostCaribbeanVoice. Tonight, 9pm @BBCTwo
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@bbcpress24 Oct 2022
🎙 Meet Una Marson, a trailblazing poet, playwright and campaigner, and the first black producer and broadcaster at the BBC. Learn her incredible story in Una Marson: Our Lost Caribbean Voice, streaming now on @BBCiPlayer #BBC100 Watch now ▶️ bbc.in/3gpTx2a
Una Marson, a Caribbean woman, is pictured in black and white standing behind a BBC microphone with a piece of paper in hand. She is laughing.

ALT Una Marson, a Caribbean woman, is pictured in black and white standing behind a BBC microphone with a piece of paper in hand. She is laughing.

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BBC Arts Publicity Team retweeted
BBC Arts@bbcarts19 Oct 2022
"I think of Una Marson as an absolute pioneer" #BBC100 Discover the extraordinary life of this trailblazing poet, playwright and campaigner who became the @BBC's first black producer and broadcaster. Watch on @BBCTwo & @BBCiPlayer on Sunday at 9pm: bbc.in/3glsuoD

Una Marson: Our Lost Caribbean Voice

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BBC Arts Publicity Team retweeted
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@bbcpress18 Oct 2022
🎉 Happy Centenary! We're 100 years young today 🎂 We're celebrating #BBC100 on TV, @BBCiPlayer, Radio and @BBCSounds! And to help you find all the centenary content, we've put together your ultimate guide to programming across the @BBC 📺🎧 Full info ➡️ bbc.in/3TvwAJa
A selection of images from BBC centenary programming. Clockwise from top left - David Dimbleby, Paul Whitehouse and Harry Enfield in The Love Box in Your Living Room, Seroca Davies as Una Marston, Fiona Bruce with an iconic car from Only Fools and Horses, Strictly Come Dancing presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkelman, Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor surrounded by The Master (Sacha Dhawan) a Dalek and a Cybeman in The Power of The Doctor, Konnie Huq, King Charles III and Jay Blades, and finally, Bargain Hunt contestants Gyles Brandreth, Tony Blackburn, Owain Wyn Evans and Josie d’Arby.

ALT A selection of images from BBC centenary programming. Clockwise from top left - David Dimbleby, Paul Whitehouse and Harry Enfield in The Love Box in Your Living Room, Seroca Davies as Una Marston, Fiona Bruce with an iconic car from Only Fools and Horses, Strictly Come Dancing presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkelman, Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor surrounded by The Master (Sacha Dhawan) a Dalek and a Cybeman in The Power of The Doctor, Konnie Huq, King Charles III and Jay Blades, and finally, Bargain Hunt contestants Gyles Brandreth, Tony Blackburn, Owain Wyn Evans and Josie d’Arby.

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BBC 100: Sir Lenny Henry on Una Marson’s forgotten legacy

Sir Lenny Henry reflects on the extraordinary life of the writer, BBC producer and presenter Una Marson.

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Huge congratulations to Jordan!
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@bbcpress9 Oct 2022
🏆And the winner of BBC Young Musician 2022 is.... Jordan Ashman! 🥁 Find out more >> bbc.in/3CldGOh
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Fascinating piece #BBC100 ‘The cultural memory of the UK’: unearthing the hidden treasures of the BBC archive theguardian.com/media/2022/o…

‘The cultural memory of the UK’: unearthing the hidden treasures of the BBC archive

For years the corporation has been digitising its vast reserve of content, turning up lost footage of everyone from General Eisenhower to Victoria Wood. Meet the team bringing a century of footage...

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BBC Arts Publicity Team retweeted
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@bbcpress4 Oct 2022
📚 Between The Covers is back this November🍂 Sara is joined by celebrity guests including @grahnort Ruth Jones, @StephenMangan Clara Amfo, @GabbyLogan and @AdeAdepitan Find out what's on the reading lists this autumn👇 bbc.in/3CvDl8b
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BBC Arts Publicity Team retweeted
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@bbcpress29 Sep 2022
✨ Exciting new season of Factual & @BBCArts content unveiled today ✨ Featuring @louistheroux, @simon_schama, @FryRsquared, @Lucy_Worsley and the extraordinary story of Una Marson, the first Black producer & broadcaster at the BBC 👇 bbc.in/3rhqYq0
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BBC Arts Publicity Team retweeted
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@bbcpress2 Oct 2022
Congratulations to Jaren Ziegler, who wins BBC Young Musician 2022 Strings Final 🎻 bbc.in/3M6WTmI
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@bbcpress23 Sep 2022
🎭 🍂 @BBCArts announces new commissions for the autumn in Sunday Night Performances on BBC Four. Highlights include: Ralph Fiennes’ Four Quartets Ballet Black Final of Young Musician Of The Year More here 👉 bbc.in/3S5vsf2
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BBC Arts Publicity Team retweeted
BBC Studios@bbcstudios23 Aug 2022
Fake or Fortune is back. 📺 Join @PhilipMould and Fiona Bruce in the much-loved BBC Studios Factual Entertainment production as they uncover mysterious potential treasures and their true values tonight on @BBCOne. #FakeOrFortune | 8pm Tues 23rd Aug | #MadeByBBCStudios
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould stand next to a painting on an easel.

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BBC Arts Publicity Team retweeted
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@bbcpress23 Aug 2022
Nine of the UK’s main broadcasters and streamers, led by @BBC and @Channel4, have joined forces to launch the #TVAccessProject with a commitment to improve access for disabled talent across the TV industry. #DisabilityInclusion bbc.in/3QK1vAF
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BBC Arts Publicity Team retweeted
BBC Proms@bbcproms22 Aug 2022
WHAT. A. NIGHT. The magnificent team of @SheleaMusic, @julesbuckley and his orchestra and Vula’s Chorale paid tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin 👑 Catch it @BBCSounds & BBC Four on Friday at 8pm
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@bbcpress12 Aug 2022
📢 It's OFFICIAL. Seven UK cities - Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield - are on the shortlist to host the #Eurovision Song Contest 2023 🎤 Read more ➡️ bbc.in/3pkDVhz
The BBC and Eurovision Song Contest 2023 logos appear side by side in white on a dark navy background. A portion of a quote from Kate Phillips, BBC Director of Unscripted Content reads: "Congratulations to Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield - it’s exciting to see such a breadth of bids going through from across the UK. We are committed to delivering a truly unique Song Contest that celebrates wonderful Ukraine and champions British music and creativity in all its diversity.”

ALT The BBC and Eurovision Song Contest 2023 logos appear side by side in white on a dark navy background. A portion of a quote from Kate Phillips, BBC Director of Unscripted Content reads: "Congratulations to Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield - it’s exciting to see such a breadth of bids going through from across the UK. We are committed to delivering a truly unique Song Contest that celebrates wonderful Ukraine and champions British music and creativity in all its diversity.”

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BBC Arts Publicity Team retweeted
BBC Arts@bbcarts10 Aug 2022
Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen, a playful, moving portrait told through interviews with Raymond and contributions from friends and admirers, is coming to @BBCTwo & @BBCiPlayer tonight at 6:30pm: bbc.in/3PeRtWs

BBC Two - Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

Moving portrait of Raymond Briggs, with contributions from friends and admirers.

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BBC Arts Publicity Team retweeted
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@bbcpress1 Aug 2022
🎉 The most-watched women's football game on UK television EVER. The #Lionesses' Euro 2022 final victory made TV history, pulling in a peak TV audience of 17.4 million on @BBCOne. On @BBCiPlayer & @BBCSport website & app there were 5.9 million streams! ➡️ bbc.in/3SkpKqq
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@BBCSport1 Aug 2022
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏆 The most-watched women's football game on UK television ever. 📺 The most-watched programme in 2022 so far. Thank you for joining us for this historical moment! More ⤵️ #BBCFootball

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BBC Arts Publicity Team retweeted
BBC Proms@bbcproms31 Jul 2022
An outstanding concert with #UkrainianFreedomOrchestra at the @RoyalAlbertHall this morning, including pieces from Valentin Silvestrov, Chopin, Beethoven and Brahms. 🎧Listen now on @BBCSounds 🖥️Watch on @BBCiPlayer at 9pm tonight 📺Watch on @BBCTwo on Sunday 7 August
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BBC Arts Publicity Team retweeted
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@bbcpress29 Jul 2022
📽 @BBCArts to tell the story of the #UkrainianFreedomOrchestra 🎻- who will perform this Sunday at the @BBCProms - in a new film 👇 bbc.in/3JgfCuz
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BBC Arts Publicity Team retweeted
BBC Arts@bbcarts22 Jul 2022
When he's not cracking jokes, @joelycett makes art - one of his pieces was even featured in the @royalacademy Summer Exhibition in 2018. Now he's following other artists trying to make the cut in 2022. Watch on @BBCTwo & @BBCiPlayer tomorrow at 8pm: bbc.in/3Pfx6t9

Joe's studio | Joe Lycett: Summer Exhibitionist

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