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The Pursuit of Happiness

Episode 9 of 13

Kenneth Clark reflects on the 18th-century music of Bach, Handel, Haydn and Mozart and on the way that some of its qualities are reflected in the best of the rococo architecture, the pilgrimage churches and palaces of Bavaria.

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Credits

Writer Kenneth Clark
Narrator Kenneth Clark
Director Peter Montagnan
Producer Michael Gill
Producer Peter Montagnon

Broadcasts

  • Sun 20 Apr 1969 20:15
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 4 Dec 1993 14:10
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Tue 22 Mar 2005 19:10
    BBC Four
  • Wed 6 Apr 2011 22:00
    BBC HD
  • Sun 10 Apr 2011 18:10
    BBC HD
  • Mon 13 May 2024 23:20
    BBC Four
  • Wed 15 May 2024 01:45
    BBC Four

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