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From the Royal Albert Hall, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky's fantasy overture Romeo and Juliet, Wagner's Wesendonck Leider and Prokofiev's 5th Symphony. Show more

While visiting Tuscany and Umbria, Francesco da Mosto learns how to be the perfect courtier in Urbino and goes grape harvesting in Chianti. Show more

Michael Wood tells the tale of King Alfred's grandson Aethelstan, showing how he fulfilled the family plan to create a kingdom of all England. Show more

Peter and Dan Snow reveal the techniques use by US marines to flush out Communist fighters who lived in a network of tunnels during the Vietnam War. Show more

William Burrell made a fortune out of shipping and spent it on art. Kirsty Wark tells the story of the self-effacing collector and tours the highlights of his collection. Show more

Matthew Collings explores how Turner, the artist of light, makes light the vehicle of feeling in his work and how he found inspiration for that feeling in the waters of the Thames. Show more

While visiting Tuscany and Umbria, Francesco da Mosto learns how to be the perfect courtier in Urbino and goes grape harvesting in Chianti. Show more