Channel 4 aims to showcase the most interesting new artists and arts film makers launching a new innovative Arts strand from the Autumn. 

Channel 4 will commit to several major performance events in 2002 and 2003.  We have commissioned a new opera Death of A Princess, and we will be working to find the opera stars of the future with our Nights at the Opera initiative.  We will show some of the best new dance in a 4 Dance season featuring Pina Bausch and others.  We will also continue our collaboration with Artangel, bringing their innovative English Civil War (a reenactment of the miners’ confrontation at Orgreave) to the screen. 

In 2002, Channel 4 will broadcast a definitive three hour biography series on  Andy Warhol.  There will also be a major music series from Howard Goodall and a series on Black Comedy.

The Channel will also continue to expand and develop its commitment to architecture with its coverage of the RIBA Awards.

Channel 4 will build on its reputation for contemporary popular music in 2002.  The 4Music zone will continue to search out the most interesting current music, and the Channel will also arrange major music events of its own as well as showcasing events such as the MoBO Awards. We intend to develop a major music event for 2003.