Marquee TV for opera and dance

Operas on offer include many staged by Glyndebourne Festival Opera, including Michael Grandage's matchless production of Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd, Brett Dean’s Hamlet and Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos.

You could also take yourself to the great arena at Verona for Verdi's Aida on a mammoth scale, or to Vienna for Wagner's Das Rheingold.

Officers and men in Billy Budd at Glyndebourne, free to view on Marquee TV

The many opera fans disappointed not to see the few performances of Britten's Peter Grimes staged on the beach at Aldeburgh, near the composer's home, can catch up here. Alan Oke takes the title role as the fisherman shunned by his community.

For ballet fans, full-length classics such as Giselle and The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet are offered alongside productions by other companies, including the Bolshoi.

Here too are modern masterpieces from the US, backstage tours behind the scenes, and documentaries on artists including Darcey Bussell and Dame Margot Fonteyn.