Film version of Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto, set in the renaissance splendour of Mantua. Its three acts feature magnificent palaces and historical locations across the city. Show more

With pianist Alfredo Perl.

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

Michael Parkinson presents the John Wilson Orchestra in a celebration of festive musical treats from the golden age of swing, with special guest Curtis Stigers. Show more

Documentary telling the story of swing, an obscure form of jazz that became the first worldwide pop phenomenon and inspired the first ever youth culture revolution. Show more

Mark Gatiss explores the US films of the late 1960s and 70s which dragged horror cinema kicking and screaming into the present with their uncompromising content. Show more

Ghost stories about a haunted manor. Schoolteacher Ben unearths an old door knocker in the garden of his new home and attaches it to his door, with fearful consequences. Show more

Alex Horne tries to discover why some games survived, and examines the best of those that did not. He attempts to relaunch the ancient sport of the Quintain, horseless jousting. Show more