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In-depth documentaries which explore music, history, science, philosophy, film, visual arts and literature.

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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Behind the Voice
Benjamin Appl presents a personal tribute to the great baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
25 May 2025,44 mins
Queer Gothic
Sarah Waters traces the queer roots of early gothic literature and architecture
18 May 2025,44 mins
Make Everybody as Uneasy as Possible: Edward Gorey at 100
Chris Riddell celebrates the centenary of the American artist and writer Edward Gorey.
11 May 2025,44 mins
Conscripting Beethoven
How two women used Beethoven's piano music to shape wartime culture in and Britain
04 May 2025,44 mins
Tango Goes East
Juliette Bretan hears how tango danced east to Poland and beyond in the interwar years.
27 Apr 2025,44 mins
Troubadour of the Caucasus
Lucy Ash focuses on a giant of world cinema, the Armenian director Sergei Parajanov.
20 Apr 2025,44 mins
Flamenco Is Like the Sun
Robert Elms explores his ion for flamenco music in Andalusia.
06 Apr 2025,44 mins
Afterwords: Pierre Boulez at 100
An exploration of Pierre Boulez - composer, conductor and writer.
30 Mar 2025,44 mins
Afterwords: Anthony Burgess
An exploration of the musical ambitions of the novelist Anthony Burgess.
23 Mar 2025,44 mins
Afterwords: Pauline Oliveros
An exploration of the work of composer and 'deep listening' pioneer, Pauline Oliveros.
16 Mar 2025,44 mins
Suster Bertken
Janina Ramirez uncovers a 500-year-old story about a woman who ran away from this world.
09 Mar 2025,44 mins
Anthony Minghella and Music
How music shaped the films and plays of the Oscar-winner Anthony Minghella.
23 Feb 2025,44 mins
Hepworth and the Cornish Landscape
Barbara Hepworth and the ancient stones of Cornwall - through the eyes of the Stone Club.
09 Feb 2025,44 mins
New Generation Thinkers: Clay and Collapse
Historian Eleanor Barraclough visits the Roman kilns found in London woodland.
02 Feb 2025,14 mins
New Generation Thinkers: Sweden and the Holocaust
Daniel Lee hears stories of refugees and aid volunteers at Stockholm's Holocaust Museum.
26 Jan 2025,14 mins
The Search for a Lost Ugandan Opera
Mugabi Turya traces the forgotten legacy of pioneering composer Solomon Mbabi Katana.
19 Jan 2025,44 mins
New Generation Thinkers: At Home with Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas
Sophie Oliver guides us inside the remarkable home of Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas.
12 Jan 2025,14 mins
An Organ for the Sultan
A fearless craftsman risks his life in a swashbuckling tale of cultural diplomacy.
29 Dec 2024,44 mins
Skid Row Messiah
The story of the annual Messiah performance in Skid Row, LA, and in Handel's London.
22 Dec 2024,44 mins
Wolf Hall - the Music
Documentary following composer Debbie Wiseman's work on the BBC's new series of Wolf Hall.
24 Nov 2024,44 mins
Cathedral Music In Crisis
Eleanor Oldroyd investigates the major challenges facing British cathedral choirs today.
17 Nov 2024,44 mins
Fauré and Me
Kathryn Stott celebrates Gabriel Fauré, on the eve of the centenary of his death.
03 Nov 2024,44 mins
New Generation Thinkers: The Lost Writings of Mina Loy
Mina Loy (1882–1966) was a key figure of the European and American modernist avant-garde.
27 Oct 2024,14 mins
A Little History of Surreal Music
Ian McMillan finds out why Breton was wrong to exclude music from the Surrealist project.
13 Oct 2024,44 mins
Ishmael Reed - American Trickster
Lindsay Johns meets the polymathic American writer Ishmael Reed.
06 Oct 2024,44 mins
New Generation Thinkers: Anjin, the Pilot
Nandini Das tells the story of William Adams, the first Englishman in Japan.
29 Sep 2024,14 mins
Light Fantastic
Singer and broadcaster Catherine Bott explores the story of British light music.
22 Sep 2024,44 mins
Schoenberg in the USA
Marin Alsop explores the impact of Schoenberg's emigration to the United States.
15 Sep 2024,44 mins
Home of Hope and Glory
Katie Derham delves into the fascinating history and legacy of 'Land of Hope and Glory'.
08 Sep 2024,44 mins
Music of the Vikings
What was the soundtrack to a Viking feast? Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough investigates.
14 Jul 2024,44 mins