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The Birth of British Music

Episode 4: Mendelssohn - The Prophet

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Conductor Charles Hazlewood looks at great composers. How the music of Mendelssohn embodies the Victorian age, and how he pioneered the conductor's baton. Show more

Arena

American Epic

Episode 1: The Big Bang

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Series telling the stories of the pioneers of American roots music. The 1920s saw record companies travel rural America to record the music of ordinary people. Show more

Contributors

Series Editor:
Anthony Wall
Producer:
Duke Erikson
Executive Producer:
T Bone Burnett
Executive Producer:
Robert Redford
Executive Producer:
Jack White
Participant:
Nas
Participant:
Taj Mahal
Production Company:
Lo-Max

Horizon

2013-2014

Episode 7: Man on Mars: Mission to the Red Planet

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Science documentary series. Horizon goes behind the scenes at Nasa to discover how it is preparing for its most ambitious mission - to land astronauts on the surface of Mars. Show more

BBC Four

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