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The BBC Proms celebrates the 85th birthday of the world's favourite film composer, John Williams. The BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Keith Lockhart perform some of the best-loved music in cinema history, including movie magic from Star Wars, Harry Potter, ET and Indiana Jones as well as lesser-known gems from John Williams's extraordinary back catalogue. Presented by Katie Derham.

Secrets of Everything gives your imagination free reign as it provides fun-packed accessible answers to all those big questions. No query about life or the universe is too random or silly for science adventurer Greg Foot. So if you’ve ever wondered why the sky is blue, how to survive a lightning strike, or even how many helium balloons it takes to lift a human, then this is the show for you.

A night of new short films made to mark the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, introduced by BBC Radio 1’s Dev. Commissioned by BBC Arts in partnership with the British Film Institute. From some of the best new film-makers across the country, these stories reflect on life today in the digital world and surprise us with thoughts on what might come next.

A selection of songs by some of the finest female artists, featuring performances by Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Grace Jones, Cher, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Diana Ross and Adele.

The most significant event of the 20th century! Two BBC documentaries written, produced and directed by acclaimed film-maker, Peter Batty, detailing the history of nuclear weapons. The weapons that changed the world! A definitive history of the creation of the nuclear age, with gripping archive footage of the most powerful explosions ever witnessed and fascinating testimonies. Former BBC producer Peter Batty's classic documentaries have won awards throughout the world.

A Christmas special from 1979 in which the musician performs songs including Gymnopedie No 1, Symphony in Blue, Them Heavy People, Madrigal, December, Wedding List, Egypt, Ran Tan Waltz, Man with the Child in His Eyes and Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbreak. Peter Gabriel joins Kate for a rendition of Another Day and sings Here Comes the Flood

Veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby explores the most controversial moments of the UKs oldest television network in this insightful three part series, beginning by focusing on its preservation of independence throughout the years.

Trawled from the depths of the BBC Archive and classic BBC shows of the day, a collection of performance gems from a totally rock 'n' roll early 1970s.

In this special edition, Anita Rani, Matt Baker, John Craven, Charlotte Smith and Margherita Taylor urge us all to lace up our walking boots. This is the eighth year they’ve helped Children In Need and they will lead rambles with young people supported by its projects.

The extraordinary story of Una Marson, a trailblazing poet, playwright and campaigner, and the first black producer and broadcaster at the BBC. A Caribbean woman born in the early 1900s, Una defied the limits society placed on her.