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...with Julian Lloyd Webber 20205. New. World-renowned cellist and conductor, Julian Lloyd Webber, showcases the best musicians, from cellists and organists to composers and trumpeters.

Handel's Messiah is brought to life through a story of ambition, scandal and artistic risk, revealing the extraordinary circumstances behind one of classical music's most enduring works.

David Harewood investigates the influence that Italy had on Charles Dickens, discovering that the quintessentially English author lived a much more cosmopolitan life than expected.

One of the world's most popular pictures, `The Garden of Earthly Delights' is also one of the most mysterious.

'The Polish Rider' by Rembrandt, a famous equestrian portrait that has never been convincingly explained until now.

Tom Hanks, Sally Field, the Smothers Brothers, Carol Burnett, Carl Reiner, Dick Cavett and other celebrities describe how television shows like "Batman" and "Star Trek" reflected and influenced life during the 1960s.

Exploring Indian and Western classical fusion, featuring Jasdeep Singh Degun and violin legend Dr L Subramaniam at the Darbar Festival.

...with Julian Lloyd Webber 20205. New. World-renowned cellist and conductor, Julian Lloyd Webber, showcases the best musicians, from cellists and organists to composers and trumpeters.

Learn how to create a portrait using different shades of just one colour with Series 8 'Portrait Artist of the Year' artist Amy Dury.

The only artist to win the competition using coloured pencils, shares his techniques for using them to create portraits.

When Edward grows tired of his wife Louisa's obsession with a musically inclined stray cat and decides to get rid of it, Louisa exacts her revenge against her spouse.

An American gambler on a transatlantic liner goes into the pool that bets on how far the ship sails each day. Expecting bad weather, he bets a low distance, but then the weather fines up, and he must come up with a plan to slow the ship down.

A couple hires a local detective when they lose their car, their money, and the body of the wife's wealthy mother, who suddenly dies while taking a trip south of the border.

A handsome plumber (Lee Phillips) blackmails suburban housewives until his latest victim (Phyllis Thaxter) turns the tables.

A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning actor Robert Donat, known for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's spy thriller 'The 39 Steps' and as Mr Chipping in 'Goodbye, Mr Chips'.

A fascinating look at the life and career of James Brown, known as the 'Godfather of Soul', whose hits 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag' and 'I Got You (I Feel Good)' made him one of the most iconic figures in music.

Music journalists examine the life and music of Stevie Wonder, the pioneering American singer-songwriter whose hits include 'You Are the Sunshine of My Life' and 'Superstition'.

A woman with a deeply held fear of not being punctual finds herself tormented by her husband on a troubled trip to the US, but she soon gets the chance to exact revenge on her cruel spouse.

Hearing from his old friend Gladys Ponsonby of the talented yet unconventional artist John Royden, art dealer Lionel gets Royden to visualise Lionel's fiancée Janet nude and paint her accordingly.

A lonely woman (Dorothy Stickney) believes she has murdered the man (Fred Graham) who killed her cat.

A prosecutor (Pat Hingle) considering a run for Congress is told that he may have convicted an innocent man.

A look back at the tense political situations that arose in the 60s, from the Cuban missile crisis to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.

A portrait of the life and career of award-winning actor Ronald Colman, who made a successful transition from silent films to talkies and became known for signature English gentleman roles in movies like 'A Tale of Two Cities'.

It's the semi-final and the artists set up their easels at Margate harbour, where they attempt to capture the stunning coastline views.

Pamela and Arthur Beauchamp invite a younger couple, the Snapes, for the weekend, during which they will play cards for money. Before they arrive, the prurient Pamela gets her reluctant husband to bug the Snapes' room so she can hear them in bed.

Convinced that he cannot lose, Mike will bet on just about anything, even his daughter's hand in marriage, that no one can name the rare wine he has found, or so he believes.

An executive plans to end an associate's love affair, saving the man's career and marriage.

Handel's Messiah is brought to life through a story of ambition, scandal and artistic risk, revealing the extraordinary circumstances behind one of classical music's most enduring works.

Court composer Antonio Salieri is shaken: In 1781, the brilliant free spirit Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart comes to Vienna and competes with him. Salieri decides to destroy him.

Follows dancers and their teachers from Birmingham, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Dublin as they compete on the road to the World Championships in Dublin. Offers behind-the-scenes look at the drama that define this global traditional dance form.

Explores the overlooked impact and influence of the UK's first reggae band, Cimarons, as they persevere against all odds and pursue their dream of putting on one last live performance for their audience.