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Being Beethoven

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

Groomed for greatness by an often abusive father, Beethoven emerges as a great but difficult talent, an unstoppable force, until the onset of deafness tears his world apart. Show more

BBC Proms

2022

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Chineke!

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Kevin John Edusei conducts the Chineke! Orchestra and recently formed Chineke! Voices in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, 'Choral'. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Documentary marking the thirtieth anniversary of cellist Jacqueline du Pre's death. Du Pre was one of the greatest performing musicians that Britain has ever produced. Show more

Blood of the Clans

Series 1

The Year of Victories

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

Neil Oliver presents a series telling the tale of the bloody 17th-century civil war, when clans loyal to Charles I rose up in rebellion against the Scottish Parliament. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Neil Oliver
Jamie Graham:
Calum MacDonald
Alasdair MacColla:
Donald Eoghainn Mackinnon
Margaret Campbell:
Emma Snellgrove
Archie Campbell:
Simon Weir
Expert:
Ted Cowan

A programme celebrating the centenary of Norman MacCaig's birth. Anecdotes, tributes and readings from friends and fellow poets - including Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Billy Connolly
Participant:
Aly Bain
Participant:
Seamus Heaney
Participant:
Jackie Kay
Participant:
Liz Lochhead
Producer:
Douglas Eadie

Being Beethoven

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

Groomed for greatness by an often abusive father, Beethoven emerges as a great but difficult talent, an unstoppable force, until the onset of deafness tears his world apart. Show more

BBC Four HD

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