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The Creation by Haydn at the Barbican

18/04/2008

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Haydn's sacred oratorio The Creation performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.

Haydn's sacred oratorio The Creation (Die Schopfung) performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir Colin Davis at the Barbican in London.

Haydn's sacred oratorio The Creation (Die Schopfung) performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir Colin Davis at the Barbican in London. Haydn is at his most ambitious, having been inspired by hearing Handel's Messiah during visits to London. The Creation is divided into three parts: 1 and 2 give an account of the six days of the Creation itself, while 3 introduces us to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Soloists are Sally Matthews, Ian Bostridge and Dietrich Hensche.

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A performance in German of the oratorio, featuring the London Symphony 
Orchestra and Chorus with soloists Sally Matthews , Ian Bostridge and Dietrich 
Henschel. Colin Davis conducts.

Sissinghurst

Sissinghurst: Episode 7

Episode 7

BBC Four - Sissinghurst, Episode 7

Adam makes some intriguing discoveries for his book about Elizabethan Sissinghurst.

Series about the attempts to update the historic Sissinghurst estate. The monthly food group meeting is heated, as Sarah believes the staff are still not adopting her recipe ideas.

Documentary series about the attempts of writer Adam Nicolson and his wife Sarah Raven to bring farming back into the heart of the estate and garden at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent, their historic home which is owned by the National Trust and was moulded into its present form by Nicolson's grandmother Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson back in the 1930s.

It is July, and the monthly food group meeting is a heated one as Sarah believes the restaurant staff are still not adopting her recipe ideas, while head chef Steve and consultant chef Peter lock horns. 

Adam makes some intriguing discoveries for his book about Elizabethan Sissinghurst and sets about dowsing to reconstruct the once-grand estate's outer courtyards. He can't wait for the final jigsaw of his puzzle to be complete - the arrival of the farmer - but suddenly learns that he has pulled out and the dream of bringing a proper working farm back to Sissinghurst is seemingly quashed overnight.

Series about the attempts to bring farming back into the heart of the Sissinghurst estate

Series about the attempts of writer Adam Nicolson and his wife Sarah to bring farming back into the heart of the estate and garden at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent

7/8. The monthly food group meeting becomes heated when Sarah airs her concern that her recipe ideas are not being adopted.  
9.30 8/8. Fiona Reynolds of the National Trust visits Adam to talk about the farm project.

Sissinghurst: Episode 8

Episode 8

BBC Four - Sissinghurst, Episode 8

The garden closes for the winter and Adam surprises Sarah with a trip in a balloon.

Fiona Reynolds, director-general of the National Trust, comes to Sissinghurst to respond to Adam's concerns; and Sarah's menu pleases the punters in the restaurant.

Documentary series about the attempts of writer Adam Nicolson and his wife Sarah Raven to bring farming back into the heart of the estate and garden at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent, their historic home which is owned by the National Trust and was moulded into its present form by Nicolson's grandmother Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson back in the 1930s.

Fiona Reynolds, director-general of the National Trust, comes to Sissinghurst to respond to Adam's concerns about the future of the farm project. 

Sarah's menu pleases the punters in the restaurant, but head chef Steve is still reluctant to give her credit. 

Adam and his sister Juliet relive Vita's last days as she contracted cancer and died, leaving husband Harold devastated. 

The garden closes for the winter and Adam surprises Sarah with a trip in a hot air balloon. They look down on Sissinghurst and wonder if the changes they envisaged have been achieved and whether they can continue to live at Sissinghurst.

Whatever the outcome and whatever the upheavals, the beauties of Sissinghurst will continue to delight visitors for years to come.

How Britain Got the Gardening Bug

29/03/2009

BBC Four - How Britain Got the Gardening Bug

How British gardening has changed since WWII, from garden gnomes to decking mania.

Documentary looking at the amazing changes and crazes that have happened to British gardening since the Second World War, from gnomes and crazy paving to Leylandii and decking.

Documentary looking at the extraordinary changes and crazes that have happened to British gardening since the Second World War, from garden gnomes and crazy paving to Leylandii and decking. 

As recently as the 1960s, garden centres did not exist and gardening was strictly for old boys in sheds, yet today it has become the height of cool. 

Contributors include Penelope Keith, Laurence Llewellyn Bowen, Germaine Greer and Carol Klein.

Caroline Quentin narrates an examination of the country's growing interest in horticulture, chronicling the changes and fads in gardening since the Second World War. Fashions range from garden gnomes, crazy paving and a fascination with decking.

Mad Men

Drama series set in the world of advertising in 1960s New York.

Drama series which takes an unflinching look at the world of advertising in 1960s New York.

Mad Men: Series 2

Mad Men: Series 2: Episode 9: Six Month Leave

Episode 9

Episode 9: Six Month Leave

Series 2

Six Month Leave

BBC Four - Mad Men, Series 2, Six Month Leave

Freddy Rumsen embarrasses himself in the office and Pete sees an opportunity to exploit it

Drama series set in the 1960s New York advertising world. Freddy Rumsen embarrasses himself in the office and Pete sees an opportunity to exploit it.

9/13; series two. Six-Month Leave. Don is still in Betty's bad books, staying at the Roosevelt Hotel while she tries to cope alone at home. Freddy finds himself in the firing line when he faints during a rehearsal. See choice, p86. 
For cast see BBC2, page 98

The New Avengers

Classic British secret agent fantasy adventure series.

The New Avengers: Series 2

The New Avengers: Series 2: Episode 4: The Lion and the Unicorn

Episode 4

Episode 4: The Lion and the Unicorn

The Lion and the Unicorn

BBC Four - The New Avengers, Series 2, The Lion and the Unicorn

Steed is in Paris, where he captures his nemesis, a man called the Unicorn.

While in Paris, Steed captures his nemesis, the Unicorn. Then the Unicorn is accidentally killed by his own side and Steed tries to prevent gang war.

1970s secret agent series. Steed is in Paris, where he captures his nemesis, a man called the Unicorn. Then the Unicorn is accidentally killed by his own side and Steed tries to avoid total gang war breaking out.

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