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Nicola Benedetti's plays Szymanowski's thrilling First Violin Concerto, the performance that, at the age of 16, won her the title of BBC Young Musician in 2004.
Katie Derham presents an analysis and performance of Malcolm Arnold’s score for the film, The Bridge on the River Kwai. Christopher Seaman conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra. Show more
Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession
Episode 3: Mapping the World
1 hour
on BBC FourAvailable for 10 months
Professor Jerry Brotton uncovers how maps are snapshots of a moment in history and offer visions of distant lands, tempting explorers to plunder and conquer. Show more
An exploration of the secret history of Churchill's first meeting with Joseph Stalin in Moscow and the behind-the-scenes actions of Roosevelt's emissary to the Soviet Union. Show more
Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass, the Great East Window at York Minster, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the UK. Show more
A moving and sensitive Storyville documentary that follows a year in the life of a little French girl, Sasha – assigned male at birth – and her family’s fight for her acceptance. Show more
Katie Derham presents an analysis and performance of Malcolm Arnold’s score for the film, The Bridge on the River Kwai. Christopher Seaman conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra. Show more
An exploration of the secret history of Churchill's first meeting with Joseph Stalin in Moscow and the behind-the-scenes actions of Roosevelt's emissary to the Soviet Union. Show more
Documentary series. Ernest Hemingway enjoys an idyllic childhood in Oak Park, Illinois. Yearning for adventure, he volunteers for the Red Cross during World War I. Show more
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
