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World News Today: 01/07/2009

01/07/2009

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The Pre-Raphaelites

The Pre-Raphaelites: Episode 3

Episode 3

BBC Four - The Pre-Raphaelites, Episode 3Search BBC

How the Pre-Raphaelites outgrew the avant-garde and began to embrace fame and fortune.

Series examining the 19th century Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood art movement, looking at how the artists began to embrace fame and fortune with art designed to please the masses.

Three-part series examining the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, who brought notoriety to British art in the 19th century, bursting into the spotlight in 1848 and shocking their peers with a new kind of radical art. 

The final part looks at how the Pre-Raphaelites had outgrown the avant-garde in their later years and began to embrace fame and fortune with art designed to please the masses. In so doing, they attained riches and celebrity and became the forefathers of the commercial modern artist.

Knowledge, arts, music and culture from the UK and the world.

BBC Four reflects arts, music and culture with an ambitious range of intellectually and culturally enriching programmes, taking an expert and in-depth approach to its subjects.

Series examining the 19th century Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood art movement

Series examining the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, who brought notoriety to British art in the 19th century

The Pre-Raphaelites:Victorian Revolutionaries

3/3. Examining how the Brotherhood outgrew its penchant for the avant-garde and began to produce art designed to please the masses. See choice, page 98. Shown yesterday at 8.30pm

Legends

A look at some true legends from the world of music.

Legends: Roy Orbison - The 'Big O' in Britain

12/12/2008

Roy Orbison - The 'Big O' in Britain

BBC Four - Legends, Roy Orbison - The 'Big O' in Britain

Profile of Roy Orbison and his relationship with British musicians and the British public.

Documentary celebrating the extraordinary talent of Roy Orbison and his relationship with his loyal fans, British musicians and the British public.

Roy Orbison was the best singer in the world. That's what Elvis Presley said, and he should know. 

To mark the 20th anniversary of Orbison's death, this programme celebrates the extraordinary talent of 'The Big O' and his relationship with his most loyal and enduring fans, British musicians and the British public. Through a combination of interview and archive, it charts Orbison's career in Britain, from the sell-out tour with the Beatles that sky-rocketed him to international superstardom, right up to the collaboration with lifelong friend George Harrison on the Travelling Wilburys project in the late 1980s. Effortlessly cool, musically sophisticated, Orbison was a rock and roll legend, whose legacy continues to captivate both the listeners and performers of today.

Legends: Roy Orbison -the "Big 0" in Britain

A celebration of the life and career of Roy Orbison , featuring interviews with the musician's widow and manager 
Barbara Orbison , as well as Elvis Costello , Bono and Bill Wyman.

Summits

Summits: Episode 1: Munich 1938

Episode 1

Episode 1: Munich 1938

Munich 1938

BBC Four - Summits, Munich 1938

David Reynolds examines Chamberlain's hubristic misreading of Hitler at Munich in 1938.

David Reynolds uncovers the story of three summit meetings that have shaped the modern world. He examines Chamberlain's hubristic misreading of Hitler at Munich in 1938.

David Reynolds, Professor of International History at Cambridge University, uncovers the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of three ground-breaking summit meetings that have shaped the modern world. Here, he examines Neville Chamberlain's hubristic misreading of Hitler at Munich in 1938. Chamberlain has gone down in history as a naive old buffer with his policy of 'appeasement', but Reynolds retraces the testy battle of wills in which it was the dictator who lost his nerve at the last moment.

The story of three ground-breaking summit meetings that have shaped the modern world.

David Reynolds, Professor of International History at Cambridge University, uncovers the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of three ground-breaking summit meetings that have shaped the modern world.

Series looking at groundbreaking summit meetings that helped to shape the modern world. This episode recalls Chamberlain's three flights to 
Germany in September 1938 to attempt to talk Hitler out of a war over Czechoslovakia. David Reynolds examines the battle of wills between the two leaders and considers whether the former British prime minster's reputation for being naive was deserved. See panel.

Climates

BBC Two - Climates

A university tutor and his wife attempt to repair their disintegrating marriage.

University tutor Isa and his young wife Bahar are drifting apart. Over a holiday and a trial separation they attempt to mend their lives, but honest communication is difficult.

Award-winning Turkish drama. University tutor Isa and his young wife Bahar are drifting apart. Over the course of a holiday and a trial separation they attempt to mend their lives, but Isa is unsure what he really wants and honest communication is increasingly difficult.

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Relationship drama. While on holiday, Isa, a Turkish university professor, and Bahar, his younger partner, each express their unhappiness and decide to separate. But after an unsatisfactory fling with an ex-lover, Isa seeks out Bahar in the hope of a fresh start. In Turkish with subtitles. Review page 56.  
Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan (2006, 15)

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Batman

Classic adventure series following the adventures of the dynamic duo in Gotham City.

Classic adventure series following the adventures of dynamic crimefighting duo Batman and Robin in Gotham City.

Batman: Series 1

Batman: Series 1: Episode 25: The Joker Trumps an Ace

Episode 25

Episode 25: The Joker Trumps an Ace

Series 1

The Joker Trumps an Ace

BBC Four - Batman, Series 1, The Joker Trumps an Ace

The dynamic duo fall into the Joker's trap - a chimney fills with deadly gas.

After rushing to the rescue of a kidnapped maharajah, the dynamic duo find themselves in the Joker's trap - a chimney that begins to fill with deadly gas.

The Joker plans to pilfer the Maharajah of Nimpah's solid gold golf clubs, but instead kidnaps the Maharajah. The Dynamic Duo, in pursuit, are tied up and locked in a chimney filled with lethal gas.

Batman: Series 1: Episode 26: Batman Sets the Pace

Episode 26

Episode 26: Batman Sets the Pace

Batman Sets the Pace

BBC Four - Batman, Series 1, Batman Sets the Pace

The Dynamic Duo put their backs into it while the Joker has the Maharajah held captive.

Comic-book capers with the Caped Crusader. After once again eluding death at the hands of the Joker, the heroes must rush to avert an international incident.

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 12: The Mountain King

Episode 12

Episode 12: The Mountain King

Series 2

The Mountain King

BBC Four - Mad Men, Series 2, The Mountain King

Don renews acquaintances with an old friend. Joan introduces her fiance to the office.

Drama series set in the 1960s New York advertising world. Don renews his acquaintance with an old friend, while Pete's personal problems impact on a major account.

Drama series which takes an unflinching look at the world of advertising in 1960s New York. Don renews his acquaintance with an old friend. Pete's personal problems impact on a major account. Joan introduces her fiance to the office staff.

Mad Men: Series 2: Episode 13: Meditations in an Emergency

Episode 13

Episode 13: Meditations in an Emergency

Meditations in an Emergency

BBC Four - Mad Men, Series 2, Meditations in an Emergency

Betty receives unwanted news and has a dangerous liaison. Don returns after going AWOL.

Drama series set in advertising in 1960s New York. Against the backdrop of the Cuban missile crisis, the staff ponder the meaning of a company audit.

Against the backdrop of the Cuban missile crisis, the staff at Sterling Cooper ponder the meaning of a company audit. Duck tells Pete what's going on and offers him promotion. Betty receives unwanted news and has a dangerous liaison. Don returns after going AWOL and is in for a shock. Peggy tells Pete the awful truth.

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