Composer of the Week - Ole Bull (1810-1880) - Episode 5

Posterity has seen Bull's life story packed with every imaginable adventure and escapade. But how much of it can actually be believed? Donald Macleod looks behind the bar fights, extravagant parties and royal dalliances in attempt to discover the real Ole Bull, and with biographer Harrald Herresthal weighs up the composer's real contribution to the blossoming of Norway's musical culture.