This superb musical, starring Hugh Jackman (below), Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya, redefined the genre for the modern age.
After losing his job as a shipping clerk, PT Barnum creates and develops his circus in New York in the mid-1800s with the help of playwright Phillip Carlyle and an adopted family of entertainers shunned by society.
How the West Was Won, 3.00pm, BBC Two
This epic Western, starring James Stewart, John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, Debbie Reynolds, Lee J Cobb and Richard Widmark, offers ideal afternoon viewing.
What it may lack in historical accuracy is compensated by looking fantastic and being rattling yarn. And the score is brilliant.
Three generations of a pioneering family experience many ordeals and adventures in their endeavour to build a new life for themselves on the American frontier in the 19th century.
Over the years, the family experiences the key events of the nation's history, including the gold rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.
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