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- Actor and writer Stephen Fry explores his passion for the world's most controversial composer - Richard Wagner. But Stephen is Jewish and lost family members in the Holocaust, so can he salvage the music he loves from its dark association with anti-semitism and the Nazis? Shot on location in Germany, Switzerland and Russia, the film includes unique behind-the-scenes access to the Bayreuth Festival, the annual extravaganza of Wagner's music held in the composer's own purpose built theatre. Animated by Stephen Fry's trademark wit and intelligence, and featuring a soundtrack of Wagner's extraordinary music, this is a fantastic introduction to the life and legacy of one of the most important composers ever, and a must-see film for those who already know and love his music.
- Hollywood star Sean Bean investigates the story of one of history's bloodiest battles.
- A look at the story of Johann Gutenberg, inventor of the world's first printing press in the 15th century, and an exploration of how and why the machine was invented.
- This is the story of an unsung hero of photography: Harry Burton, the man whose images of the Tutankhamun excavation created a global sensation in the 1920s. Explore the spectacular locations where Burton worked, including Tutankhamun's tomb and the surrounding temples.
- Suggs from Madness takes a look at little known local London landmarks that are in danger of disappearing forever as London evolves.
- Andrew Marr looks at the role that painting played in Winston Churchill's life as a form of therapy, and relates it to his own process of recovery from a stroke.
- A look at England's endangered historic buildings.
- Steve Lamacq draws on an archive of home movies, photographs, diaries and gadgets to tell the story of teenage life in the east of England during 1966.