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  1. Britten Centenary Weekend Slideshow

    Duration: 04:37

  2. Countertenor James Bowman on how Britten and Pears worked together

    Duration: 01:29

  3. Andrew McGregor talks to countertenor James Bowman

    Duration: 01:28

  4. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch speaks to Suzy Klein

    Duration: 05:03

  5. Tom Service recreates Britten's daily swim in the North Sea

    Duration: 02:45

  6. Suzy Klein talks to Jennifer Wake-Walker about Britten's 100th Birthday tea party

    Duration: 04:04

  7. Marion Thorpe and Benjamin Britten: An Intimate Friendship

    Duration: 16:05

  8. Snape Maltings

    Duration: 02:47

  9. Britten and the Sea

    Duration: 03:21

  10. Britten's childhood

    Duration: 03:21

  11. Britten's Aldeburgh

    Duration: 03:12

  12. The Red House

    Duration: 03:14

  13. Britten's Churches

    Duration: 05:44

  14. Murray Perahia talks to Suzy Klein about working with Britten

    Duration: 18:39

  15. Britten’s Pets – The dachshunds loved by Britten and Pears, and Red House resident Johnnie the Parrot

    Duration: 05:05

  16. Britten’s Games – Games with the Rostropoviches, and a controversial version of Happy Families

    Duration: 04:46

  17. Britten’s Clothes – Britten’s understated elegance, and Willie Winkie nightgowns

    Duration: 04:59

  18. Britten’s Cars – A passion for big cars, and memories of a road race from Aldeburgh to Snape

    Duration: 05:17

  19. Britten’s Food – Mrs Hudson’s Sunday roasts, and Britten’s liking for a pre-concert Brandy

    Duration: 05:07

  20. Britten’s Sports – Lethal tennis playing, and skinny dipping in the Red House swimming pool

    Duration: 05:08