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A classic archive performance of Beethoven's monumental Fifth Piano Concerto from 1989, with the American pianist Murray Perahia and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Show more

Second of two programmes in which Daniel Barenboim gives a masterclass on the Beethoven piano sonatas, featuring rising stars Shai Wosner and Jonathan Biss. Show more

Drama about the life of Florence Nightingale, based largely on her own words, which tells the true and unexpected story behind the birth-mother of modern nursing. Show more

Chef Rick Stein takes a light-hearted look at the role that food played in the creation of Italian opera and shows how music and food are intrinsically linked in Italy. Show more

Dan Snow's walk around the Monnow river system is dominated by the motte and bailey castles that sprang up in the Norman era. Show more

As she cycles through Bronte Country on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, Clare Balding uncovers a unique photographic collection and a club for henpecked husbands. Show more

Danny, Ben and Sam Wood retrace Hannibal's route through the Alps. They brave snow, altitude and exhaustion before arriving in northern Italy, ready to take on Rome. Show more

Drama about the life of Florence Nightingale, based largely on her own words, which tells the true and unexpected story behind the birth-mother of modern nursing. Show more

Second of two programmes in which Daniel Barenboim gives a masterclass on the Beethoven piano sonatas, featuring rising stars Shai Wosner and Jonathan Biss. Show more

A classic archive performance of Beethoven's monumental Fifth Piano Concerto from 1989, with the American pianist Murray Perahia and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Show more