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Toscanini in His Own Words
Fri 6th Nov at 19:30. Dramatised documentary which presents the legendary maestro, Arturo Toscanini as he has never before been seen, based on tapes that were secretly recorded by his son
Film: Romanzo Criminale
Sun 8th Nov at 01:30. When childhood friends kidnap a rich man for a huge ransom, they decide to spend their profits on taking over Rome's criminal underworld
Art Deco Icons - The Orient Express
Wed 11th Nov at 20:30 and Thur 12th Nov at 03:30 & 19:30. David Heathcote takes a trip on the Orient Express to Venice and meets James Sherwood, the man who restored the old 1930s carriages to their Art Deco glamour in the 1970s
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Baroque! - From St Peter's to St Paul's
Waldemar Januszczak explores St Peter's in Rome, the route of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and details the birth of Baroque. Available until Tue 10th Nov
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