Season 31

01 Wild Swans Episode 128th September 1993 02 Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One Episode 25th October 1993 03 Nina Simone -The Legend Episode 312th October 1993 04 Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part Two Episode 412th October 1993 05 Sweet Home Chicago Episode 519th October 1993 When southern blues musicians moved north in the years after the war Chicago was an obvious destination, offering day jobs in Industry and night work in the clubs. Of the record labels reflecting this migration the most successful was Chess, and the fascinating story of Chicago blues is therefore also a procession through the tiny Chess studios, from Muddy Waters to the Roiling Stones, who took their name from one of Waters's songs and helped spread the music to Europe. Mick Jagger talks of his debt to Chicago blues, and the great survivors like Buddy Guy tell their own tale, interspersed with priceless archive footage of artists like Chuck Berry , Howlin' Wolf and Little Walter. 06 Houdini Episode 626th October 1993 07 The Magic Lantern Episode 72nd November 1993 08 The Russian Striptease Episode 89th November 1993 09 Everything You Wanted to Know About Conductors But Were Afraid to Ask Episode 923rd November 1993 10 The Boy Next Door Episode 1030th November 1993 A portrait of Boy George. UK telly. Early 90s. Crying Game US release era. 11 Who Killed Tchaikovsky Episode 117th December 1993 A hundred years ago Tchaikovsky died suddenly In St Petersburg, within days of conducting the work many consider to be his greatest, the Pathétique Symphony. How did the great composer meet his death? Officially, he died of cholera, but a Russian emigre living in America has produced evidence to show that he was forced to commit suicide. Anthony Holden conducts an investigation into the mystery, and the film follows clues in New York, St Petersburg and Moscow, clues within the music and the known facts of Tchaikovsky's life, in search of the facts behind the composer's untimely death. 12 Sebastião Salgado: Looking Back at You Episode 1214th December 1993 A documentary that visits Brazil, India and Paris to explore the work of photojournalist Sebastião Salgado, who had been working for seven years on a huge project recording the lives of manual workers throughout the world. 13 Sunset Boulevard Episode 1321st December 1993 A look behind the scenes of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of the classic movie 'Sunset Boulevard' 14 Freeze, But Is It Art? Episode 1422nd February 1994 15 The Piero Trail 1 Episode 1523rd February 1994 16 Mister Abbott's Broadway Episode 171st March 1994 17 The Piero Trail 2 Episode 182nd March 1994 18 Vikram Seth: A Suitable Boy Episode 198th March 1994 Profile of the novelist Vikram Seth, including footage from a family reunion in Delhi. 19 Hildegard Episode 2029th March 1994 20 Bill T Jones Episode 215th April 1994 21 Gielgud: Scenes from 9 Decades Episode 2212th April 1994 22 Joan Littlewood's Lovely War Episode 2319th April 1994 23 Sir John Betjeman Episode 2426th April 1994 24 Duke Ellington 1: Reminiscing in Tempo Episode 253rd May 1994 25 Duke Ellington 2 Episode 2610th May 1994 26 Robert Stephens: Every Inch a King Episode 2724th May 1994