Performing such hits as Needles and Pins

The Royal Opera House Live broadcast

Puccini's passionate opera conducted by Antonio Pappano

Preview Show

The star of Not the Nine o'clock News, Smith & Jones and Three Men In A Boat is airing stories, anecdotes, reminiscences and outright lies – from forty years of travelling - down rivers and up mountains, into Africa, out of India, and across the arid wastes of the BBC canteen. It's a career, if you mean bouncing chaotically downhill without a map.  90 minutes of comedy exploration. 

‘Great Comedy’ ★★★★ – The Telegraph 

DIRECTOR: James Ivory, UK, 1992
DURATION: 2 hours 20 minutes
STARRING: Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson

To mark the 25th anniversary of the film’s original release, Merchant- Ivory’s award-winning drama returns a brand new 4K restoration. In Edwardian England, Ruth Wilcox bequeaths her house, Howard’s End, to Margaret Schlegel, a young acquaintance and her sister.

Orchestras Live, Lullaby Concerts

A unique introduction to orchestral music especially designed for young children. Come with City of London Sinfonia and presenter Claire Henry on a journey to take music up to the space station. Lots of audience participation and a relaxed atmosphere make sure 2 – 7 year olds have an out of this world concert, and the chance to have a go on some orchestral instruments.