Actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music in this four-part BBC documentary series. Each episode features music performed by 'The Sixteen' choir conducted by Harry Christophers in sumptuous architectural settings. Episodes are: 'The Gothic Revolution', 'Palestrina and the Popes', 'Tallis, Byrd and the Tudors' and 'Bach and the Lutheran Legacy'. The release also includes a 90-minute concert performed by Harry Christophers and 'The Sixteen' at LSO St Luke's in London on Easter Sunday 2008.