| MCCARTNEY | Sir Paul _ , Beatle whose work was recently celebrated on BBC2 (9) |
| PAUL | Knighted Beatle whose work was recently celebrated on BBC Two (4,9) |
| KANDINSKY | Wassily, Russian abstract painter born in 1866 whose work was inspired by music (9) |
| RINGCYCLE | Wagner's ____ was shown in ten parts on BBC2 in 1982 |
| LIZBONNIN | Scientist who presents Big Animal Surgery on BBC2 (3,6) |
| ROADMAKER | One whose work was A-one? |
| RNLI | Maritime organisation whose work is currently shown on Tuesdays on BBC2 |
| CEZANNE | Paul ___, French 'father of modern art' whose work was a major influence on Cubism (7) |
| PALIN | Michael _, actor who recently went on the Travels Of A Lifetime on BBC2 (5) |
| STEWART | _ Lee, funny man whose Comedy Vehicle was shown on BBC2 (7) |
| MICHAEL | Sir _ Caine, British actor who recently celebrated his 90th birthday (7) |
| PAULMCCARTNEY | Former Beatle whose real first name is James |
| KLEE | Painter Paul whose work was labeled "degenerate" by the Nazis |
| TYCHO | --- Brahe, Danish astronomer whose work was carried on by Kepler (5) |
| HOLLAND | Jools ___, musician who hosts an Annual Hootenanny on New Year's Eve on BBC2 (pictured) (7) |
| LAOS | It recently celebrated 25 years of communist rule |
| SNL | Sketch comedy show that recently celebrated its 40th anniversary: Abbr. |
| FOCUS | ___ Ireland: homeless charity which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. (5) |
| BLUE | Joni Mitchell album which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. (4) |
| JOAN | Dame who recently celebrated 20 years of being married to Percy Gibson (4,7) |