Alan Yentob presents this two-part BBC documentary tracing the life and work of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, and examining his artistic and political influence on his mother country. The episodes are 'At War With Himself' and 'In Search of Happiness'.
Acclaimed poet and author Owen Sheers presents this enlightening series in which he looks at six great works of poetry about the British landscape. The poems by William Wordsworth Matthew Arnold Lynette Roberts Sylvia Plath Louis MacNeice and George Mackay Brown explore a sense of place and identity across Britain and open the doors to captivating stories about the lives of the poets themselves.
The history of the waltz is inextricably linked to the history of the Strauss family. A Night in Vienna explores and relives the elegant atmosphere of ballroom dancing in 19th-century Vienna featuring popular soprano Lesley Garrett who also hosts the docudrama The Waltz King an enthralling story of the composers father and son.
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