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Breaking the Bonds 1360-1415

England, wracked by plague and revolt, loses the upper hand until Henry V, determined to prove his right to be king, turns the tide at the battle of Agincourt.

1 hour

Music Played

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

  • audiomachine

    Army of Kings

  • Arvo Pärt

    Fratres, for String and percussion

    Performer: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Paavo Järvi.
  • William Winant

    Rothko Chapel: 1st Movement

    Performer: David Abel. Performer: Deborah Dietrich. Performer: Karen Rosenak. Performer: Philip Brett. Performer: UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus.
  • Oswin MacIntosh

    The Uprising

  • Ludovico Einaudi

    Andare

  • Lisa Gerrard & Patrick Cassidy

    Song of Amergin

  • Mel Wesson

    Final Approach

  • Michael Plowman

    Murky Lurk

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mass In B Minor - Dona Nobis Pacem

  • Gregor F. Narholz

    Ghost Of The Past

  • UNKLE

    A Perfect Storm

  • Lisa Gerrard & Patrick Cassidy

    Paradise Lost

  • UNKLE

    A Perfect Storm

  • Hildur Guðnadóttir

    Into Warmer Air

  • Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica

    Company for String Orchestra, Movement I

  • Arvo Pärt

    Zwei Slawische Psalmen: Psalm 131

    Performer: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra & Paavo Järvi. Performer: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Paavo Järvi.
  • Terry Devine-King

    Land of Promise land of promise

  • Terry Devine-King

    Blue Planet 1

  • Gregor F. Narholz

    The Seven Deadly Sins A

  • Paavo Järvi

    Fratres, for String and percussion

  • Oswin MacIntosh

    Uprising

  • Vasco Hexel

    Hidden Investigation

  • Estonian National Symphony Orchestra & Paavo Järvi

    Symphony No. 3: II. Half Note = 54-56

  • Ty Unwin

    Landscape Reveal

  • Philip Glass

    Symphony No.3 - Movement III

    Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Pärt - Te Deum

    Performer: Tõnu Kaljuste. Performer: Tallinna Kammerorkester. Performer: Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor.
  • Vasco Hexel

    Hidden Investigation

  • Ty Unwin

    In a Time of Darkness

  • Ty Unwin

    Landscape Revea

  • Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica

    Company for String Orchestra, Movement II

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Janina Ramirez
Series Producer Graham Johnston

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