Passions - Season 2

Season 2

Episodes

Richard Pryor by Romesh Ranganathan
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan explores the genius of his idol Richard Pryor, heading to Los Angeles to talk to those who knew him best about his turbulent life and career.

Philip Larkin by Andrew Motion
Former poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion heads to Hull to explore Philip Larkin's extraordinary - and sometimes controversial - legacy.

Barry Humphries on the Music Hitler Banned
Comedian Barry Humphries examines the innovative and powerful music and art of the post-World War I Weimar Republic.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor by Chi-Chi Nwanoku
Chineke! orchestra founder Chi-chi Nwanoku pays tribute to Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, who overcame extreme racial prejudice to become one of England's finest composers.

Puccini by Andrea Colombini
As he prepares to stage La Boheme in the city of Lucca, Italy, conductor Andrea Colombini embarks on a mission to find out more about his idol Giacomo Puccini and his music.

I Hate Jane Austen
Jane Austen is one of Britain's finest authors. Right? Not according to Giles Coren. Here, Giles states why this national treasure was merely a 19th century chick lit hack.
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DC Hana Li is the no-nonsense London officer charged with accompanying Nolan back to Beijing. Her resentment for this assignment, and of Nolan himself, is immediate. However, in flight, when a first death occurs, DC Li begins to suspect foul play. Further deaths confirm that Nolan is in danger, and after a call from MI5, Hana finds herself embroiled in an escalating conspiracy.

Patience
Patience Evans works in the criminal records department of Yorkshire Police, cataloguing and filing the evidence produced during major cases. A young autistic woman, she craves routine and order, relishing the solitude and structure her job provides but she yearns for more. A brilliant, self-taught criminologist, Patience has an instinctive eye for crime scenes and a passion for problem-solving.

Watson
In Watson a year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson's old life isn't done with him, though — Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more than a century. Watson is a medical show with a strong investigative spine, featuring a modern version of one of history's greatest detectives as he turns his attention from solving crimes to addressing the greatest mystery of all: illness, and the ways it disrupts our lives.

Countdown
Countdown begins with a suspicious murder in broad daylight, leading Los Angeles Police Department officer Mark Meachum to be recruited to a secret task force of undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement that will investigate the death. But as the truth of a more sinister plot comes into focus, the team must overcome their conflicting personal agendas to unite and save a city of millions.