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    Opera-Comique, Episode 3
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    3/5. Donald Macleod and Karen Henson explore the influence of Napoleon on Opera-Comique.
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    The Essay
    Enlightenment Voices, Smith/Hume, Part 3
    3/5. Vince Cable MP wonders what Adam Smith would make of today's global financial crisis.
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    Opera-Comique, Episode 4
    4/5. Donald Macleod examines the impact of the Theatre-Lyrique, a rival to the Opera-Comique.
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    03/12/2009 Leif Ove Andsnes, Thomas Carroll, Llyr Williams
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