19:30

Proms on Four

Sun 24^th Jul 2005, 19:30 on BBC Four

Elgar's great vision of a spiritual journey - The
Dream of Gerontius - is performed by the Halle Choir, London Philharmonic Choir and Halle Orchestra, conducted by Mark Elder. The soloists are mezzo Alice Coote , tenor Paul Groves and bass Matthew Best. Verity Sharp presents the performance, which is also being broadcast on BBC Radio 3, live from the Royal Albert Hall. INTERACTIVE: digital viewers can access music notes via the red button

Contributors

Conducted By:: Mark Elder.
Tenor:: Alice Coote
Tenor:: Paul Groves
Unknown:: Verity Sharp
Unknown:: Albert Hall.

Source: Radio Times

22:00

Scots at Sea

BBC Four

Sun 24^th Jul 2005, 22:00 on BBC Four

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Scotland hunted the whale for years to feed coastal communities and aid industrial development. When stocks in northern waters diminished, explorers and scientists had to test the uncharted seas of the Antarctic.
First shown on BBC2 Scotland Coast is on Friday on BBC2

Source: Radio Times

22:30

The Second Heimat

BBC Four

Sun 24^th Jul 2005, 22:30 on BBC Four

New series 1/13. Lives and loves and hopes of young Germans in 1960 are examined in Edgar Reitz's drama. Hermann leaves his home town and comes to Munich to study music.
German with English subtitles.
More on Friday at 10.30pm.
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The Second Heimat 10.30pm BBC4
Don't be put off this marvellous 13-part series if you didn't see the original. The sequel to Edgar Reitz's wonderful German epic delivers a rich and rewarding meditation on the 1960s. At its centre is the teenage Hermann, who leaves his village to pursue his musical ambitions in Munich. Beautifully filmed and with stunning music, this is TV drama of the highest order. Part two on Friday at 10.30pm. (Geoff Ellis)