Jimmy Somerville

Memorabilia: The Video Singles

Tim Pope

Marc Almond, David Ball

A 14-track video compilation featuring songs by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond as a solo artist and with his partner Dave Ball as the synthpop duo Soft Cell.

Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts

Jimmy Somerville, Toby Kettle

Mark Ashton, Trill Burton

Gay and lesbian teenagers interview straight people on the streets of London about their views on homosexuality.

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

David Byrne, John Maybury

Tom Waits, Afrika Bambaataa

This music special is dedicated to dispelling the prejudices associated with the HIV infection and raising money for AIDS research and relief. Some of today's most celebrated recording artists performing their interpretations of the classic songs of Cole Porter.

Orlando

Sally Potter

Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane

England, 1600. Queen Elizabeth I promises Orlando, a young nobleman obsessed with poetry, that she will grant him land and fortune if he agrees to satisfy a very particular request.

How Gay Sex Changed the World

Mark Turnbull

Craig Kelly, Simon Callow

Charting the evolution of public and political attitudes to homosexuality over the last four decades, from decriminalisation in 1967 to today's advances in gay sexual freedom, How Gay Sex Changed the World examines how the gay sexual revolution gathered pace in the face of gradually changing legislation, from the first Gay Pride march to groundbreaking dramas such as Queer as Folk.

The Very Best Of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat & The Communards

Andrew Morahan, Duncan Gibbins

Jimmy Somerville, Steve Bronski

Collection of music videos by Jimmy Somerville, both as solo artist as well as with the bands Bronski Beat and The Communards.

Stars 80, le concert au Stade de France

Tristan Carné

Lio, Sabrina Salerno

Countertenors

David Thomas

Melvyn Bragg, James Bowman

An LWT South Bank Show, presented by Melvyn Bragg, exploring the phenomenon of countertenor singing. With its unique, soaring beauty, the high male voice is today enjoying a huge resurgence in popularity. Heirs to the celebrated castrati of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, today's countertenors produce their voices by wholly natural means. In this programme international stars Michael Chance, Andreas Scholl and James Bowman, as well as popstar Jimmy Somerville, shed light on the appeal of the male falsetto. Meanwhile, experts such as Michael White place today's countertenors in their historical context. What emerges is a compelling portrayal of an unmistakable vocal style, rooted in church and operatic tradition, yet completely up-to-date, resonating louder today than at any time in the last two hundred years.