Rachel Podger

First broadcast 20080427. First repeated 20080505.

Lucie Skeaping meets violinist Rachel Podger, who reflects on her highly successful career to date and her relationship with the baroque violin.

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Catherine Bott traces the life of Charles V through the music which he would have heard and with which he surrounded himself. At one point the most powerful man in Europe, he was also a notable patron of the arts, employing such musical luminaries as Pierre de la Rue, Thomas Crecquillon and Nicholas Gombert.