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The Pursuit of Happiness

Episode 9 of 13

Kenneth Clark reflects on the 18th-century music of Bach, Handel, Haydn and Mozart and on the way that some of its qualities are reflected in the best of the rococo architecture, the pilgrimage churches and palaces of Bavaria.

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Wed 15 May 202401:45
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Credits

WriterKenneth Clark
NarratorKenneth Clark
DirectorPeter Montagnan
ProducerMichael Gill
ProducerPeter Montagnon

Broadcasts

  • Sun 20 Apr 196920:15
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 4 Dec 199314:10
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Tue 22 Mar 200519:10
    BBC Four
  • Wed 6 Apr 201122:00
    BBC HD
  • Sun 10 Apr 201118:10
    BBC HD
  • Mon 13 May 202423:20
    BBC Four
  • Wed 15 May 202401:45
    BBC Four

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