Peter Ackroyd's Venice
Season 1
4 episodes · Aug 26, 2009
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- S1E1
The City as Architecture
Aug 26, 2009The biographer explores Venice, following in the footsteps of renowned English writer John Ruskin, and discovering the unique history of Isola di San Michele.
- S1E2
The City as Art
Aug 26, 2009Peter Ackroyd explores the work of the 18th-century `vedute' artists, including Guardi and Canaletto, who created the most recognisable views of Venice.
- S1E3
The City as Music
Aug 26, 2009Peter Ackroyd tells the story of Venetian music, from the songs of women on the seashore, to the sacred music of Antonio Vivaldi.
- S1E4
The City as Theatre
Aug 26, 2009The author explores the history of theatre, parades and carnivals in the city, discovering the controversy behind the rebuilding of its opera house La Fenice.