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Our Classical Century

Series 1

Episode 1: 1918-1936

Duration: 60 minutes

on BBC Four HD

This programme captures the influence of WWI on classical music and its impact on a generation of musicians and composers whose music became part of our sense of identity. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Suzy Klein
Presenter:
Lenny Henry
Executive Producer:
Steve Condie
Executive Producer:
Richard Bradley
Director:
Ellen Hobson
Production Company:
Lion Television
Production Manager:
Claire Smith
Production Manager:
Tricia Chacon

The Read

Series 1

On the Black Hill

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 3 months

A performance reading of the abridged novel On the Black Hill, by Bruce Chatwin. Identical twin brothers grow up on a farm in rural Wales and never leave home. Show more

Contributors

Young Benjamin:
Alifi Cadillac-Cox
Young Lewis:
Nino Cadillac-Cox
Older Benjamin:
Mark Charles
Older Lewis:
Josh Harrison
Old Lewis:
Paul Colman
Composer:
Alex Fraser
Producer:
Sara Allen

Secrets of Skin

Series 1

Adaptability

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Professor Ben Garrod explores how versatile the basic skin structure truly is, revealing how slight adaptations have created birds' feathers and a rhinoceros’s horn. Show more

Our Classical Century

Series 1

Episode 1: 1918-1936

Duration: 60 minutes

on BBC Four HD

This programme captures the influence of WWI on classical music and its impact on a generation of musicians and composers whose music became part of our sense of identity. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Suzy Klein
Presenter:
Lenny Henry
Executive Producer:
Steve Condie
Executive Producer:
Richard Bradley
Director:
Ellen Hobson
Production Company:
Lion Television
Production Manager:
Claire Smith
Production Manager:
Tricia Chacon

The Read

Series 1

On the Black Hill

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 3 months

A performance reading of the abridged novel On the Black Hill, by Bruce Chatwin. Identical twin brothers grow up on a farm in rural Wales and never leave home. Show more

Contributors

Young Benjamin:
Alifi Cadillac-Cox
Young Lewis:
Nino Cadillac-Cox
Older Benjamin:
Mark Charles
Older Lewis:
Josh Harrison
Old Lewis:
Paul Colman
Composer:
Alex Fraser
Producer:
Sara Allen

BBC Four HD

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