Alfredo Perl performs the Raindrop prelude:
Op 28, No 15 in D flat major.
The venerated violinist is at the height of his powers in this 1962 studio rendition of Beethoven's lyrical Violin Concerto, accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra under Colin Davis. Drama documentary Beethoven is on Friday at 9pm on BBC2, followed by Beethoven Uncovered, at 10pm on BBC4
With Zeinab Badawi.
Followed by Weather
9/10. Miriam Margolyes crosses the American/Canadian border to meet obsessive collectors of Victoriana. Plus a visit to Niagara Falls.
Sixty years ago, postwar Europe was seen as a dirty, chaotic place where you couldn't drink the water. Now Brits dream of restoring crumbling chateaux in rural France - so what happened to change our minds? Featuring Kenneth Clarke and David Aaronovitch. Property on TV: page
A quick flick through the pages of Suketu Mehta 's Maximum City.
6/6. A reflection on reincarnation in the remote kingdom of Bhutan, plus fishing in the Bay of Bengal.
Time Shift examines the history of English football fans travelling to Europe, and the attendant sub-culture of drinking and violence.