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A celebration of Gustav Mahler's 150th birthday with his monumental Third Symphony, performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under their chief conductor Donald Runnicles.
An appeal from the Disasters and Emergency Committee for aid to help those affected by the floods in Pakistan.
Daniel Barenboim's masterclass on the Beethoven piano sonatas. Lang Lang plays the first movement of the Appassionata Sonata and David Kadouch the first movement of Op 31 No 1. Show more
Stephen Fry confronts Wagner's troubled legacy and explores his fascination for this controversial composer against the backdrop of preparations for the Bayreuth Festival. Show more
Dan Snow finds out what the British landscape tells us about our Norman predecessors, beginning on the cliffs where William the Conqueror first arrived. Show more
Danny, Ben and Sam Wood retrace Hannibal's steps through the south of France to the foothills of the Alps, recreating Hannibal's crossing of the River Rhone. Show more
Clare Balding's cycle journey around the Isle of Wight explores its unique sense of otherness, a strange power which helped to cure Dickens's writer's block. Show more
Dan Cruickshank reveals the history of Britain's public parks, travelling the country to discover a story of class, civic pride and changing fashions in sport and recreation. Show more
A celebration of Gustav Mahler's 150th birthday with his monumental Third Symphony, performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under their chief conductor Donald Runnicles.
