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Danielle de Niese explores the lives and works of five female composers who were famous in their lifetimes, but whose work was then forgotten. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Guy Evans
Producer:
Guy Evans
Executive Producer:
Angela Ferreira
Executive Producer:
Elizabeth Hartford
Production Company:
Endemol Shine UK

Andrew Marr presents a new production of John Webster's bloody revenge tragedy The Duchess of Malfi (1614) performed in a perfect recreation of an early Jacobean theatre. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
The Duchess of Malfi:
Gemma Arterton
Ferdinand:
David Dawson
Cardinal:
James Garnon
Cariola:
Sarah MacRae
Director:
Ian Russell

Professor James Shapiro goes in search of the mysterious man behind The Duchess of Malfi, the son of a coachmaker who ended up rivalling Shakespeare. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Celebrating the early on-screen appearances of some of our greatest actors, including Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi and Michael Gambon. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
David Tennant
Producer:
Andrew Hall
Series Producer:
William Naylor
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Danielle de Niese explores the lives and works of five female composers who were famous in their lifetimes, but whose work was then forgotten. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Guy Evans
Producer:
Guy Evans
Executive Producer:
Angela Ferreira
Executive Producer:
Elizabeth Hartford
Production Company:
Endemol Shine UK

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