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Our Classical Century

Our Classical Century

Description: BBC has gone ambitious with one of their largest classical music projects yet: A compilation of one year of concert broadcasts, television and radio programmes themed around one century of classical culture. `Our Classical Century' involves BBC Four, Radio 3 and all the BBC orchestras, and is the backbone to an exploration of the soundtrack behind pivotal events that defined the story of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 2018. From the profound influence of classical music on the First World War, to symphonies of almost-forgotten female composers, the four-part series brings a century of history to the present day.
Genre: TV program
Cast: Lenny Henry

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