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Christmas Oratorio

Christmas Oratorio: Episode 5: Part 5

Episode 5

Episode 5: Part 5

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Part five of Bach's Christmas Oratorio, performed by the Monteverdi Choir.

Bach's Christmas Oratorio, performed by the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque soloists Calron McFadden, Bernarda Fink, Christopher Genz and Dietrich Henschel.

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Bach's Christmas Oratorio, performed by the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir

Christmas Oratorio from Weimar

5/6. Part five of Bach's masterpiece, written for the first Sunday of the New Year. This performance is by the Monteverdi Choir from the Herdekirche in Weimar.

7.25 6/6. Part six is written for the Feast of the Epiphany. Performed by the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists at the Herderkirche in Weimar.

Christmas Oratorio: Episode 6: Part 6

Episode 6

Episode 6: Part 6

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The Messiah at the Barbican

23/12/2006

BBC Four - The Messiah at the Barbican

Handel's Messiah, performed at the Barbican in London.

From the Barbican in London, Handel's choral masterpiece for four soloists, choir and orchestra is performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis.

The Messiah from the Barbican

Verity Sharp presents the concluding programme in BBC4's Choir Season: a magnificent performance of Handel's Messiah from London's Barbican Centre. Colin Davis conducts, as The London Symphony Orchestra perform alongside soprano Susan Gritton and tenor Mark Padmore.
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The Frost Report Is Back!

24/03/2008

BBC Four - The Frost Report Is Back!

A celebration of the 1960s satirical comedy sketch series The Frost Report.

A celebration of the 1960s satirical comedy sketch series The Frost Report, which was highly influential and launched the careers of the Two Ronnies and the Monty Python team.

A celebration of the satirical comedy sketch series The Frost Report, which won the prestigious Golden Rose of Montreux in the 1960s. 

Hosted by Sir David Frost, it was highly influential and proved to be the launch pad for the likes of Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman and Sheila Steafel. 

Featuring rare archive skits, interviews with many of the old team and a complete showing of the award-winning show Frost Over England.

David Frost hosts a celebration of the classic sketch show, with performers - including Ronnie Corbett. John Cleese and Denis Norden - looking back at the launchpad for their careers. The best skits and sketches are repeated, and the programme ends with a full showing of the award-winning show 
Frost over England.

The Book Quiz

The Book Quiz: Christmas Special

24/12/2008

Christmas Special

BBC Four - The Book Quiz, Christmas Special

Andrew Motion and Jan Ravens do battle against Charlie Higson and Joan Bakewell.

Kirsty Wark presents a festive edition of the literary panel game, as Andrew Motion and Jan Ravens do battle against Charlie Higson and Joan Bakewell.

Only Connect

BBC Two

Quiz show in which connections must be made between apparently unconnected things.

Deliciously devious and maddeningly abstract. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the brain-teasing quiz where knowledge only gets you so far.

Only Connect: Series 1

Only Connect: Series 1: Episode 15

Episode 15

Series 1

BBC Two - Only Connect, Series 1, Episode 15

Quiz show in which connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things.

Final of the quiz show with Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things.

Final of the quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take players so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital. It is all about making connections between things which may appear, at first glance, not to be connected at all.

Quiz show in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge

Ten Best Sacred Christmas Classics

21/12/2008

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Celebrities talk about ten much-loved pieces of Christmas music, from Bach to carols.

From Bach's Christmas Oratorio and Handel's Messiah to much-loved carols, ten memorable performances from the archives are introduced by a line-up of musicians and music lovers.

From Bach's Christmas Oratorio and Handel's Messiah to much-loved carols, ten memorable performances from the archives are introduced by a starry line-up of musicians and music lovers, including Katherine Jenkins, Billy Bragg, Michael Portillo and David Soul.

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