Brian Sewell

In the 18th Century well-bred English gentlemen would undertake a Grand Tour of the Continent for refinement - as well as for drinking, gambling and sexual adventures - before assuming their place in society. Now, Brian Sewell follows in the footsteps of those young aristocrats through Italy, exploring the art and architecture, manners and mores that shaped European civilisation. His journey takes him through Rome, Florence, Venice, Naples, Siena and Milan, with plenty of stops along the way.

Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band has returned to Blue Note Records for the release of "Landmarks", the stunning fourth album from the remarkable collective which is led by acclaimed drummer and composer Brian Blade.

The Exotic Beatles - Part One
26 of your all time Beatles favourites performed by the most exotic cast ever assembled including…Eleanor Rigby in Latin by Derek Enright MP - Lucy In The Sky by William Shatner - I Am The Walrus by John Otway - She Loves You Flamenco - Japanese Yellow Submarine Ondo - Brian Sewell - The Metropolitan Police Choir - Cats and Dogs - The Indian Beatles - The Japanese Beatles - The Argentinian Beatles - The Malayan Beatles…
"This is the sound of the world going mad" - Record Collector
"Freshness, innocence, exoticism; the three cardinal virtues of pop" - Beatles Unlimited
"A Must for Beatles obsessives and lovers of kitsch" - Rock CD

After Dan Brown's publishing phenomenon The Da Vinci Code was cleared of plagiarism charges, this documentary explores the climate which has permitted a fictional story to make such an effective challenge to conventional history that it has forced a counter-attack from the Church, the art world and academics. Has Brown cracked the most difficult code of all our 21st-century cultural DNA? Contributors include Richard Leigh, author of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, art critic Brian Sewell, novelist Sarah Dunant, columnist David Aaronovitch and Opus Dei director Jack Valero.