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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.
New Generation Thinkers: Sweden and the Holocaust
Daniel Lee hears stories of refugees and aid volunteers at Stockholm's Holocaust Museum.
New Generation Thinkers: Clay and Collapse
Historian Eleanor Barraclough visits the Roman kilns found in London woodland.
Hepworth and the Cornish Landscape
Barbara Hepworth and the ancient stones of Cornwall - through the eyes of the Stone Club.
Anthony Minghella and Music
How music shaped the films and plays of the Oscar-winner Anthony Minghella.
Suster Bertken
Janina Ramirez uncovers a 500-year-old story about a woman who ran away from this world.
Afterwords: Pauline Oliveros
An exploration of the work of composer and 'deep listening' pioneer, Pauline Oliveros.
Afterwords: Anthony Burgess
An exploration of the musical ambitions of the novelist Anthony Burgess.
Afterwords: Pierre Boulez at 100
An exploration of Pierre Boulez - composer, conductor and writer.
Flamenco Is Like the Sun
Robert Elms explores his ion for flamenco music in Andalusia.
Troubadour of the Caucasus
Lucy Ash focuses on a giant of world cinema, the Armenian director Sergei Parajanov.
Tango Goes East
Juliette Bretan hears how tango danced east to Poland and beyond in the interwar years.
Conscripting Beethoven
How two women used Beethoven's piano music to shape wartime culture in and Britain
Make Everybody as Uneasy as Possible: Edward Gorey at 100
Chris Riddell celebrates the centenary of the American artist and writer Edward Gorey.
Queer Gothic
Sarah Waters traces the queer roots of early gothic literature and architecture
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Behind the Voice
Benjamin Appl presents a personal tribute to the great baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
