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Other new music programmes announced by Sky Arts include:

Song for Nature – A specially curated concert for the London Climate Change Festival airing this
evening for Earth Day featuring appearances from Rob Brydon, Janie Dee, David Suchet and Brian
May.

Handel’s La Resurrezione – A new production of Handel’s rarely performed sacred oratorio
starring the English Concert conducted by Harry Bicket, screening May 3.

Matt Deighton: Overshadowed – Airing during Mental Health Awareness Week, on May 14,
the respected front man of acid jazz band, Mother Earth, guides us through his life, music and the
challenges of mental health and musicianship.

Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan – A new feature documentary following the prolific
founder of The Pretenders as she spends 15 weeks in lockdown working on 10 timeless new covers of
Bob Dylan. The film will air on his 80th birthday, May 24.

Guy Garvey: From the Vaults – The Elbow frontman returns to lift the lid on decades of TV
gold, including era-defining musical performances and interviews which haven’t been seen for years.

Best of Download Festival – There’s no Download Fest for 2021, but rock fans can relive
the best moments of the festival between 2011 and 2019, with Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Def Leppard
and Halestorm. Screens June 5-6.

Falling for Stradivari – Featuring virtuosic violinist Janine Jensen as she finds and plays some
of the most sought-after violins in the world, all of them steeped in musical history.

Darbar Indian Music Festival – Which explores the ways in which Indian music can aid
mindfulness, meditation and support mental health with a selection of Ragas which define Indian
classical music.

Phil Edgar Jones, Director, Sky Arts and Entertainment, said: “I don’t know what I’d have done
without my favourite music to get me through lockdown and, while we are still missing the joys of
live performance, Sky Arts is here with the next best thing – we’ve got something to suit every taste.”

“We also wanted to turn our attention to the plight of the small music venue; the places all the great
bands or solo artists started out and learned their craft. And we’ve been overwhelmed by the response
from some of the greats of British music who have gone back to the places they began to pay homage
with incredible performances that shine a light on these important places.”

Sky Arts is available free on Freeview channel 11, and Freesat channel 147, as well as Sky TV. If
you’ve got Sky or a Now TV entertainment pass, you can also watch over 2,000 hours of
shows on demand.