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Baroque in Britain

Tim Marlow sets out to discover the essence of Britain's response to Europe's most lavish art movement, through five snapshots in time

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Episode 1
30 January 1649, Charles I walks to his execution under Rubens's Banqueting House ceiling.
11 Mar 2013,15 mins
Episode 2
Was the Great Fire of London a missed opportunity to create Europe's finest Baroque city?
12 Mar 2013,15 mins
Episode 3
It's 1711, and an opera premiere by Handel is about to set a new course for British opera.
13 Mar 2013,15 mins
Episode 4
It's 1734, and a 'battle of the buildings' breaks out on the outskirts of Barnsley.
14 Mar 2013,15 mins
Episode 5
Might the Baroque still be with us? Tim Marlow meets the Baroque-inspired artists of today
15 Mar 2013,15 mins