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βSpinning is life.β π²
In the vibrant township of Soweto, Johannesburg, kids show off some impressive tricks on bikes they've crafted themselves.
πΊ Watch Africa Rising with Afua Hirsch on BBC iPlayer
Aardman Animations was founded #OnThisDay in 1972. Here's a look behind the scenes at how they crafted the cute creatures for the BBC's Things We Love. bbc.in/4cz82cQ
'I was actually writing... it just took me a while to realise.'
Russell T Davies would grow up to become the Doctor Who showrunner, but his love of TV & storytelling began with creating his own comic strips.
π imagine... Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me is on BBC iPlayer.
βShe was just a complete and utter crackpot.β
Craig Cash recalls meeting Caroline Aherne for the first time at an audition for local radio presenters.
πΊ Watch Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy now on BBC iPlayer.
Pablo Picasso died #OnThisDay in 1973.
In Picasso: The Beauty and the Beast, family, friends and experts reassess his artistic and personal life, taking an unflinching look at his legacy. Watch it now on BBC iPlayer.
'This is not just a bollard...'
Jennifer Saunders is on the hunt for a rather special tribute to Plymouth legend Dawn French ππ΄π³οΈβππΊπ¦.
π imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter is now showing on BBC iPlayer.
π Strike a pose... Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade?
Landmark documentary Paris is Burning was first shown on the BBC #OnThisDay in 1990. Watch it now on BBC iPlayer.
π Bette Davis was born #OnThisDay in 1908. π
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano is one of an extraordinary range of films from the Arena archive streaming now on BBC iPlayer.
π Bette Davis was born #OnThisDay in 1908. π
Watch Anna Bogutskaya's Inside Cinema celebration of the uncompromising and trailblazing Hollywood icon. ποΈποΈ
βBring him home...β π«π·ππππ
An all-star line-up of Jean Valjeans perform the Les MisΓ©rables showstopper like you've never seen it before.
πΊ Watch the Big Night of Musicals 2024 by the National Lottery with Jason Manford on BBC iPlayer.
π Jazz Greats at the Proms, hosted by Clive Myrie, is still streaming on BBC iPlayer.
Here's the legendary Dee Dee Bridgewater creating some scat magic on Cotton Tail with Carnegie Hallβs National Youth Jazz Orchestra.
π΅οΈπ Have Sherlock Holmes' methods of deduction really stood the test of time? Forensic anthropologist Prof Dame Sue Black has the answers...
Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle is on BBC iPlayer.
Virtuoso horn player Felix Klieser, who was born without arms and plays the instrument with his toes, made his Proms debut last year with Mozartβs sunny Concerto No 4.
πΊ Watch it now on BBC iPlayer.
#OnThisDay 1873: Sergei Rachmaninov was born. His sad and beautiful Second Piano Concerto is one of the most beloved pieces of classical music of all time.
Watch John Wilson Celebrates Rachmaninov at the Proms on BBC iPlayer.