Sting first found fame with the band The Police and then went on to forge a highly successful solo career. He is one of today’s most thoughtful and literate songwriters, adopting an eclectic array of styles, while remaining a best-selling artist world-wide. Filmed at his magnificent English country manor, Sting is seen recording his hit album Mercury Falling. An elusive star who has preserved his essential privacy against all odds, he talks in interview about his life and his music.
Country Music
This colourful, upbeat documentary travels to Nashville to look at the huge impact women singers have recently made on the country music scene. It is jam-packed with music, from wonderful catchy songs to hauntingly emotive ballads and features artists including Kathy Mattea, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Pam Tillis, as well as long-time stars Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette.
Bheki Mseleku
The South African Zulu pianist and composer Bheki Mseleku is held in high esteem by colleagues in the jazz world and is rapidly establishing an international reputation. The first part of this programme centres round an informal session in which Bheki plays with trumpeter Hugh Masekela and saxophonist Courtney Pine, and the second part travels to New York to show him working in studio, recordings tracks with Pharaoh Sanders and Abbey Lincoln.