Legacy
Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell the wild stories of some of the most extraordinary men and women ever to have lived – and ask whether they have the rep they deserve. Should Nina Simone’s role in the civil rights movement be more celebrated than it is? When you find out what Picasso got up to in his studio, can you still admire his art? Was Napoleon a hero or a tyrant - or both? (And, while we’re at it, was he even short?) Legacy is the show that looks at big lives from the perspective of now – and doesn’t always like what it sees.

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Encore: Gorbachev | The Man Who Lost an Empire | 4

Encore: Gorbachev | The Man Who Lost an Empire | 4

Under Gorbachev's leadership the once sprawling empire that was the Soviet Union collapses. Is this his true legacy? Or was it all inevitable? And with present day Russia looking to the past for glory...

13 Jan 37min

Encore: Gorbachev | Meltdown | 3

Encore: Gorbachev | Meltdown | 3

On a spring morning in 1986 one of the most catastrophic events in global history occurs - Chernobyl. It brings chaos to the environment, chaos to Europe and chaos to Mikhail Gorbachev's premiership. ...

8 Jan 39min

Encore: Gorbachev | Shutting Down the Cold War | 2

Encore: Gorbachev | Shutting Down the Cold War | 2

With the levers of power now in his control, Gorbachev steps out on the international stage with one aim: to avoid a nuclear war. He forges a new relationship with US President Reagan, but will it be ...

6 Jan 38min

Encore: Gorbachev | The Boy from Stavropol | 1

Encore: Gorbachev | The Boy from Stavropol | 1

Shaped by the brutality of the Stalin regime, Gorbachev’s childhood was one of poverty and hardship. But the communist system also works to his strengths, and allows him to reach the very top. All alo...

1 Jan 38min

Encore: Charles Dickens | The Final Curtain | 4

Encore: Charles Dickens | The Final Curtain | 4

At the height of his fame, Dickens falls in love with a young woman (Nelly Ternan) and a city (Paris). He survives a train crash and public disapproval over his separation from his wife. People turn o...

30 Dec 202542min

Encore: Charles Dickens | A Very Dickens Christmas | 3

Encore: Charles Dickens | A Very Dickens Christmas | 3

“A Merry Christmas to us all; God bless us, everyone!” A Christmas Carol is a huge success and Dickens is an international celebrity. There’s lots of money coming in – Bleak House, Hard Times, David C...

25 Dec 202551min

Encore: Charles Dickens | Dickensmania | 2

Encore: Charles Dickens | Dickensmania | 2

Dickens’ star is on the rise. Sketches by Boz is a success and he publishes The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist and more. Plus, he is a hit on both sides of the Atlantic with ‘Dickensmania’ sweeping the...

23 Dec 202547min

Encore: Charles Dickens | Hard Times | 1

Encore: Charles Dickens | Hard Times | 1

A young Charles is filled with imagination and ambition, but his childhood with humiliation and uncertainty. His father is in and out of debtors’ prison and he is forced to sacrifice his education for...

18 Dec 202547min

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