Rana Mitter hosts a discussion about the myth and reality of Queen Elizabeth I with historian Alison Weir and literary critic John Carey. Part of 2009's BBC Proms Literary Festival. Show more
Francesca Gilpin directs a semi-staged production of Purcell's The Fairy Queen, based on the original Glyndebourne version by Jonathan Kent. William Christie conducts (Acts 4-5). Show more
Bestselling historian Alison Weir and literary critic John Carey are the opening guests in this year's 2009 BBC Proms Literary Festival, recorded this evening in front of an audience at the Royal College of Music. Rana Mitter hosts a discussion about the myth and reality of Queen Elizabeth I.
8.50 Purcell The Fairy Queen: Acts 4 and 5
