Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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German Roman Catholics

The Catholic Church in Germany (German: Katholische Kirche in Deutschland) or Roman Catholic Church in Germany (German: Römisch-katholische Kirche in Deutschland) is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church in communion with the Pope, assisted by the Roman Curia, and with the German bishops. The current "Speaker" (i.e., Chairman) of the episcopal conference is Georg Bätzing, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg.

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CultureAge of EnlightenmentGerman LutheransPeople celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendar19th-century German male musicians18th-century classical composersArtist authorsNational anthem writers18th-century German composersGerman Romantic composers, German male opera composers, German opera composers16th-century German painters, German Renaissance painters, German male painters, German printmakers18th-century German male musicians, 18th-century classical pianists, 19th-century keyboardists, Beethoven family, Burials at the Vienna Central Cemetery, Catholic liturgical composers, Child classical musicians, Composers for piano, Deaf classical musicians, German ballet composers, German classical composers of church music, German deaf people, German emigrants to Austria, German male classical pianists, German people of Flemish descent, German string quartet composers, Ludwig van Beethoven, Musicians from Bonn, Oratorio composers, People from the Electorate of Cologne, Pupils of Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Pupils of Joseph Haydn18th-century keyboardists19th-century German composers, 19th-century classical composersManuscript illuminators

  1. Albrecht Dürer

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Dürer, the creator of some of the most memorable images in the late Renaissance from his woodcut of a rhinoceros to his stunning self portraits.

    12 November 2020

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    Featuring: Susan Foister, Giulia Bartrum, Ulinka Rublack

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    CultureManuscript illuminatorsPeople celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendarArtist authorsGerman Roman CatholicsGerman Lutherans16th-century German painters, German Renaissance painters, German male painters, German printmakers

  2. Beethoven

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of Beethoven, from Bonn to Vienna, where he became one of the great composers, despite his growing deafness.

    21 December 2017

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    Featuring: Laura Tunbridge, John Deathridge, Erica Buurman

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    Age of EnlightenmentNational anthem writersGerman Romantic composers, German male opera composers, German opera composers19th-century German male musiciansGerman Roman Catholics18th-century German male musicians, 18th-century classical pianists, 19th-century keyboardists, Beethoven family, Burials at the Vienna Central Cemetery, Catholic liturgical composers, Child classical musicians, Composers for piano, Deaf classical musicians, German ballet composers, German classical composers of church music, German deaf people, German emigrants to Austria, German male classical pianists, German people of Flemish descent, German string quartet composers, Ludwig van Beethoven, Musicians from Bonn, Oratorio composers, People from the Electorate of Cologne, Pupils of Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Pupils of Joseph Haydn