Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | The First Time With Bj\u00f6rk | 20110911 | 20231219 (6M) | Another chance to hear Björk share her musical milestones with Matt Everitt. Publicly and critically acclaimed, Björk has 13 Grammy Awards nominations, one Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards to her name, but it's her ability to use her distinct singing voice as an instrument to craft unique melodies that has won her millions of fans over the world. Björk talks Matt Everitt through the her remarkable career. She discusses first falling in love with music after being fascinated by the artwork of her parents' collection of Joni Mitchell and Frank Zappa LPs, recording her debut album aged just 11, forming the Sugarcubes, working with Thom Yorke and what inspires her to return to the studio and the stage. First broadcast in September 2011. Bj\u00f6rk discusses her musical milestones with Matt Everitt. First broadcast in 2011. Björk discusses her musical milestones with Matt Everitt. First broadcast in 2011. |
02 | The Bj\u00f6rk Playlist | 20210202 | 20231219 (6M) | A playlist celebrating the music of Bj\u00f6rk and its roots and branches. |
03 | Army Of Me: Bj\u00f6rk Now | 20150308 | 20231219 (6M) | The Icelandic singer has talked about female musician struggling to be given credit for their creative work. In this programme, Miranda Sawyer speaks intimately to Björk about the creative process of her songwriting, which can often begin with a colour in her head. She covers topics ranging from co-producing Vulnicura, her ninth studio album with Arca and The Haxan Cloak, documenting the breakdown of her relationship with artist Matthew Barney, the recurring themes of interconnections between music, technology and nature, and the creation of an exclusive virtual reality audio guide for the retrospective with her friend and collaborator Sjon. Miranda Sawyer speaks intimately to Bj\u00f6rk about the creative process of her songwriting. |
04 | The Story Of Bj\u00f6rk | 20120308 | 20231219 (6M) | Stuart Maconie profiles the idiosyncratic Icelandic singer and composer, Bj\u00f6rk. |
05 | Bj\u00f6rk Live | 20210202 | 20231219 (6M) | Bj\u00f6rk's triumphant return to Glastonbury in 2007, headlining the Other Stage. |