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1 online resource (streaming video file) (59 min. 13 sec.) ; 340516827 bytes |
| Summary |
Handel's Messiah is one of the most popular choral pieces in Western music, yet few people know the story of how this much-loved work came to public attention or helped save the lives of tens of thousands of children. Historian Amanda Vickery and radio presenter Tom Service present this docu-drama that recreates the performance of Messiah at London's Foundling Hospital in 1750 and reveals how this special fund-raising concert helped maintain the institution and heralded a golden age of philanthropy |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2017-04-24 at 14:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Messiah -- Biblical teaching.
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Migrant labor -- Attitudes.
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Mother and child -- Psychological aspects.
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Single mothers -- Social conditions.
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Unmarried mothers -- Psychology.
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United Kingdom.
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Streaming video
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Bailey, Francesca, cast
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Bland, Nicola, cast
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Caplin, Lucy, cast
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Coldstream, Rob, director
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Havill, Andrew, cast
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Hewlett, Verity, cast
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Moriarty, Paul, 1946- cast
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Robertson, Andrew, cast
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Service, Tom, host
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Staines, Christopher, cast
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Vickery, Amanda, cast
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Vickery, Amanda, host
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