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The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, under conductor Thierry Fischer, performs Prokofiev's audacious First Piano Concerto and Shostakovich's monumental Seventh Symphony. Show more
Novelist Beryl Bainbridge, helped by her grandson Charlie, makes a record of her life, convinced she's going to die at the age of 71 like many of her family before her. Show more
Dame Beryl Bainbridge takes an idiosyncratic tour of the last 20 years of writer and poet Samuel Johnson's turbulent life, focusing on his relationship with Hester Thrale. Show more
Clare Balding takes a pedal-powered trip across the UK. In Devon, she rides from Lynmouth, scene of Britain's worst flood disaster, to Ilfracombe via Little Switzerland. Show more
Three brothers cycle on the trail of ancient warrior Hannibal. On the east coast of Spain, they pass through Elche's palms, Benidorm's beaches and Valencia's zoo. Show more
Documentary telling the story of how sleeping under canvas evolved from a leisure activity for a few Edwardian gents to the quintessentially British family pastime it is today. Show more
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, under conductor Thierry Fischer, performs Prokofiev's audacious First Piano Concerto and Shostakovich's monumental Seventh Symphony. Show more
