British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore describes how the Habsburgs transformed Vienna into a multinational city of music, culture and ideas. Show more

Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore discovers that with the influx of immigrants from around the Empire, Vienna blossomed and became a centre of creativity. Show more

Paul Mason talks to five writers engaged with the most urgent issues of our time. In the face of challenges to global order, he asks if the west can survive. Show more

This week Simon Sebag Montefiore follows the Habsburgs' efforts to stay in power, as Emperor Franz Josef's empire and his family proved impossible to control. Show more

British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore discovers how Vienna marked Europe's front line in the struggle to defend both Christendom and the Catholic Church. Show more

Magazine arts show. At the Hay Festival, Paul Mason talks to six writers engaged with the most urgent issues of our time. Show more

Simon Sebag Montefiore finds out how Vienna defeated the Ottoman threat at the end of the 17th century, with the help of a pan-European army which rushed to the rescue. Show more

Simon Sebag Montefiore explores how the Habsburg emperors transformed Vienna from a fortress into a great cultural capital. Show more

While the Habsburgs headed for extinction, Vienna blossomed, as the theories of Freud and the sensuality of the secession artists like Klimt and Schiele ushered in the modern age. Show more

The story of how Vienna, triumphant after the Ottoman threat receded at the end of the 17th century, was transformed from a fortress into a great cultural capital. Show more

Simon Sebag Montefiore looks at the Habsburgs' rise to power and how Vienna marked Europe's front line in the struggle to defend both Christendom and the Catholic Church. Show more