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Matthew Sweet's Palace of Great War Varieties
Matthew Sweet explores WWI popular culture with the help of historians and performers.
Thom Gunn: Appropriate Measures
Author Colm Toibin profiles Anglo-American poet Thom Gunn, who died in 2004.
Zola in Norwood
Michael Rosen traces novelist Emile Zola's exile in Britain as he fled a prison sentence.
Beautiful Death
Stephen Johnson connects Mahler's beliefs about death to Viennese funeral customs.
Palace of Shame
Chris Bowlby uncovers the fate of the imperial summer palace in Beijing.
Eric Ravilious: Chalk and Ice
Alexandra Harris explores the life and work of the elusive artist Eric Ravilious.
Cuba Clasica
Andrew McGregor visits Havana to investigate Cuba's classical music scene today.
The Day of the Locust
Adam Smith unearths the roots of Nathanael West's Hollywood novel The Day of the Locust.
From Convent to Concert Hall
Kate Kennedy reviews four female string players who were pioneering in their own lifetimes
Mission Harpsichord
Mahan Esfahani discovers why the harpsichord is an often misunderstood instrument.
Caucasian Roots
Episode 1
Historian Bettany Hughes follows the trail of the Caucasus in antiquity.
Episode 2
Exploring the idea that the Caucasus was the home of the race known as 'Caucasians'.
Memoirs of the Spacewomen
Matthew Sweet explores the science fiction futures of three neglected female writers.
Doing Goya Justice: The Curator's Story
Feature following the work of Xavier Bray as curates an exhibition of Goya's paintings.
A Secret Life: Uwe Johnson in Sheerness
Patrick Wright investigates why German writer Uwe Johnson chose to live in Sheerness.
In Their Own Write: Notes from the Congress of Vienna
Michael Goldfarb tells the story of the Congress of Vienna and how it still affects us.
John Berger - About Song and Laughter
Sukhdev Sandhu introduces a radio-minded feature by critic and novelist John Berger.
In the Shadow of Kafka: Prophet of Prague
Misha Glenny traces the footsteps of Franz Kafka in his native city.
Contemporary Art and the Church
Fiona Shaw explores the new-found enthusiasm of the Christian church for contemporary art.
Left-Handed Liberty
Andrew Dickson explores a provocative attempt to commemorate the g of Magna Carta.
WB Yeats and the Artifice of Eternity
Theo Dorgan explores the continuing importance of WB Yeats, 150 years after he was born.
An Anatomy of Singing
Mary King explores how advances in our knowledge of anatomy are changing the way we sing.
A Most Ingenious Paradox: Loving G&S to Death?
Martin Handley explores current attitudes to the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan.
HG and the H-Bomb
Samira Ahmed explores the role of HG Wells in the creation of the nuclear bomb.
Looking for the Moor
Hugh Quarshie seeks resolution to the dilemmas of a black actor playing Othello.
Global Classical Music - A New World Symphony
Cultural Monuments
Petroc Trelawny discusses the new wave of concert venue building projects under way.
New Orchestras, New Repertoire?
Petroc Trelawny on the futures of global orchestras, including in China, Qatar and Brazil.
Education - 30 Million Young Pianists
The impact and effectiveness of education in sustaining the growth in classical music.
You're Tearing Me Apart: Rebel Without a Cause at 60
Alan Dein explores the making and meanings of the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause.
How Celtic Are We?
What is Celtic identity? Professor Dai Smith searches for the essence of Celticism.
Arthur Miller - Speaking of New York
Ben Brantley of the New York Times describes how the city informed Arthur Miller's work.
