Corner shops and Russian ballet
Babita Sharma talks about her new BBC Four documentary Booze, Beans and Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop, while Simon Morrison explores the colourful history of the Bolshoi Ballet.

Published: December 15, 2016 at 8:00 AM
BBC presenter Babita Sharma talks about her new BBC Four documentary Booze, Beans and Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop, which looks at how immigration and economic change have impacted on local stores. Meanwhile, we speak to Professor Simon Morrison about the dramatic history of the Bolshoi ballet, from the era of the tsars until the present day.
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