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Sylvia Syms looks through the BBC archive to discover what makes an epic, looking at the history of epics from the Ten Commandments and Ben Hur through to Titanic and Gladiator.

Sylvia Syms looks through the BBC archive to discover what makes an epic. The programme looks at the history of epics, which featured lavish budgets and huge sets, from the Ten Commandments and Ben Hur through to Titanic and Gladiator. Including interviews from some of the biggest stars in the world, who starred in some of the biggest films in the world.

43 minutes

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Sat 6 Feb 202113:45
BBC Two

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:23

    Owen Parker & Sacha Collisson

    Eternal Light

  • 00:36

    James Horner

    Titanic

  • 00:37

    Titanic Orchestra, James Horner

    Rose

Credits

PresenterSylvia Syms
Series ProducerSimon Goretzki

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