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Baroque in BritainEpisodes

    Episode 5

    5/5Might the Baroque still be with us? Tim Marlow meets the Baroque-inspired artists of today

    Episode 4

    4/5It's 1734, and a 'battle of the buildings' breaks out on the outskirts of Barnsley.

    Episode 3

    3/5It's 1711, and an opera premiere by Handel is about to set a new course for British opera.

    Episode 2

    2/5Was the Great Fire of London a missed opportunity to create Europe's finest Baroque city?

    Episode 1

    1/530 January 1649, Charles I walks to his execution under Rubens's Banqueting House ceiling.