Documentary
Mozart: Rise of a Genius
Child prodigy, flawed human, musical giant. Letters, manuscripts and performances reveal the making of a man who created some of the world’s most magnificent music.
Series 1: Episode 1 (59 mins)
Series Navigation
- Episodes
- More Like This
- Listening through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen FilmsA pioneering filmmaker who recorded artists of the 20th century and made music TV history90 mins
- Leonard Bernstein Remembered by Marin AlsopConductor Marin Alsop shares her experiences of the legendary West Side Story composer.14 mins
- Kurt Cobain: Moments That Shook MusicA unique perspective on a black day, with powerful unseen footage recalling its impact46 mins
- Soprano SundaysOpera's greatest diva. An intimate look at the life of a legend, all in her own words113 mins
- Shakespeare: Rise of a GeniusThe greatest writer who ever lived – and the changing world that ignited his creativity
- Coco Chanel UnbuttonedStyle, sex, power. The extraordinary rags to riches story of fashion designer Coco Chanel89 mins
- The Man Who Definitely Didn’t Steal HollywoodAn utterly bonkers tale of how Hollywood’s most famous studio spiralled out of control89 mins
- Al Pacino: Once Upon a Time in HollywoodA cinema legend. Al Pacino reflects on his extraordinary life, career and family58 mins
- Elizabeth Taylor - Rebel SuperstarActor. Feminist. Entrepreneur. Activist. The life and legacy of an iconic leading lady
- Hidden Treasures of the National TrustBringing the past to life. The curators and conservators preserving history for everyone
- Mad About the Boy: The Noel Coward StoryIn his own words, music and home movies. If life is a performance, his was a masterpiece89 mins
- Novels That Shaped Our WorldHow women writers, women readers and women's lives have been central to the novel.