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Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream

Episode 6

Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS South AsiaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North America

In the final episode of the series, historian Simon Sebag Montefiore discovers that with the influx of immigrants from around the Empire, Vienna blossomed and became a centre of creativity. Its crowning achievement, was the art and architecture of the so-called Secession movement led by artists like Klimt and Schiele. But, the threats of Stalin and Hitler were never far away. Show less

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Series Producer:
Richard Downes
Executive Producer:
Mike Smith

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