Classical music afficionados, come hither!

[ic1male]

Can someone tell me what the piece of classical music playing in the background is? It's something I've heard before but have no idea what it is.

How the BBC Began - Series 1: 1. Accident and Opportunity

The eyewitnesses and participants in the BBC’s early history recount some of the triumphs and disasters as new frontiers of broadcasting were mapped out – often by accident rather than design.

www.bbc.co.uk

It starts at exactly six minutes in on the above BBC iPlayer programme.

 

[ic1male]

It’s the second movement of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony.

Superb, thanks.