Plot: Historian Lucy Worsley explores how history and opera go hand in hand. She visits the great European cities where some of the most famous operas were written, tells the stories of the colourful characters who composed them.
Plot: BBC has gone ambitious with one of their largest classical music projects yet: A compilation of one year of concert broadcasts, television and radio programmes themed around one century of classical culture. `Our Classical Century' involves BBC Four, Radio 3 and all the BBC orchestras, and is the backbone...
Plot: Trawled from the depths of the BBC Archive and classic BBC shows of the day, a collection of performance gems from a totally rock `n' roll early 1970s. Performances include an early 1970s `Badfinger' number and the BBC vaults provide classic rock `n' roll heroes like `Free, Status Quo, the Faces, Humble...
Plot: `National Treasure' is a four-part drama written by BAFTA-award winning writer Jack Thorne, starring Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Andrea Riseborough and Tim McInnerny. The story follows Paul Finchley, an adored ageing comedian. Paul's career, as one half of a comedy duo, was a successful one, lasting...
Plot: This three-part documentary explores the history of rock `n' roll music in America. The episodes begin in the 1950s, considered the birth of rock music in the US, and trace how the sound developed over time, which in turn generated one of the most significant eras in popular music. Working with independent...