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Bayard Rustin: Activism and Early Music
How the African American Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin used Early Music in activism.
Time Canvasses: Morton Feldman and Abstract Expressionism
How friendship with Philip Guston and Mark Rothko took American music in new directions.
American Rhapsody
Olivia Giovetti examines the legacy of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
Waiting for the Flood
As we brace ourselves for storm tides, storm surges are a way of life in the Wadden Sea.
Bath Time
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough explores the lingering rites of Roman Bathing.
Flaming Creatures - Sound of Cinema Sunday
Diarmuid Hester re-examines Flaming Creatures, a film swamped by its notorious reputation.
The Golden Age of the MGM Musical
To mark the centenary of MGM, Neil Brand looks at the magic of Hollywood musicals.
Never Failed Me Yet
The story of Gavin Bryars' iconic composition, Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet.
Sakamoto - Art Is Long, Life Is Short
Reflecting on the legacy of Ryuichi Sakamoto, a year on from the composer's ing.
The Cello and the Nightingale
Kate Kennedy examines the events surrounding one of the BBC's first outside broadcasts.
Everything Stops
The composer Gavin Higgins considers how Tourette syndrome and OCD has informed his music.
Searching for the Songs of Bukhara
A musical journey into the ancient court music of Central Asia.
A Most Queer House
The story of a London house with a legacy of queer creative and bohemian residents.
The Marvellous, Magical, Musical Box
Art in an age of mechanical reproduction is a surprisingly inspirational, human story.
Cinema City
Alistair Fraser delves into the little-known history of Glasgow’s forgotten cinemas.
Undine Smith Moore - The Dean of Black Women Composers
Discovering a unique 20th-century composer and teacher - and her enduring influence.
Music of the Vikings
What was the soundtrack to a Viking feast? Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough investigates.
Home of Hope and Glory
Katie Derham delves into the fascinating history and legacy of 'Land of Hope and Glory'.
Schoenberg in the USA
Marin Alsop explores the impact of Schoenberg's emigration to the United States.
Light Fantastic
Singer and broadcaster Catherine Bott explores the story of British light music.
New Generation Thinkers: Anjin, the Pilot
Nandini Das tells the story of William Adams, the first Englishman in Japan.
Ishmael Reed - American Trickster
Lindsay Johns meets the polymathic American writer Ishmael Reed.
A Little History of Surreal Music
Ian McMillan finds out why Breton was wrong to exclude music from the Surrealist project.
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.
Fauré and Me
Kathryn Stott celebrates Gabriel Fauré, on the eve of the centenary of his death.
Cathedral Music In Crisis
Eleanor Oldroyd investigates the major challenges facing British cathedral choirs today.
Wolf Hall - the Music
Documentary following composer Debbie Wiseman's work on the BBC's new series of Wolf Hall.
Skid Row Messiah
The story of the annual Messiah performance in Skid Row, LA, and in Handel's London.
An Organ for the Sultan
A fearless craftsman risks his life in a swashbuckling tale of cultural diplomacy.
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.
The Search for a Lost Ugandan Opera
Mugabi Turya traces the forgotten legacy of pioneering composer Solomon Mbabi Katana.
