A four-part history of the Royal Philharmonic Society.

By the turn of the century, the Philharmonic Society (soon to acquire its "Royal" prefix) was sharing in the renaissance of British music.
Figures like Henry Wood, Thomas Beecham and Edward Elgar received helping hands through the medium of the society's concerts and commissions.
But, as Andrew Green discovers, this renaissance brought with it more and more rivals. Was the pioneer becoming merely another participant?
(Final programme tomorrow 9.35pm)