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Courting the East
An exploration of the complex history of relations between England and the Islamic world.
18th Century Season - Liquid Assets: Tracing Handel's Thousands
BBC business correspondent Peter Day explores Handel's financial dealings.
James Young Deer - The Winnebago Movie-Maker
Matthew Sweet tracks a Native American movie-maker from California to the London of 1914.
Zaha
Jonathan Glancey reviews the remarkable career of the late architect Dame Zaha Hadid.
China's Museum-Building Boom
Isabel Hilton reports from China on the current boom in museum building.
The Shadow of the Emperor
Isabel Hilton reports from China more than 100 years on from the fall of the last emperor.
Hume, the Philosophical Historian
Andrew Brown explores philosopher David Hume's witty, provocative career as a historian.
El Milagro! - The Miracle of Cartagena
Owen Sheers visits a Colombian city reborn - through its own great literary heritage.
Barbara Hepworth
Juliet Gardiner profiles Barbara Hepworth, Britain's most successful female sculptor.
Europe: The Art of Austerity
Michael Goldfarb asks how Europe's artists and writers saw the Depression of the 1930s.
A Symphony for Detroit
A portrait of the American city of Detroit seen through its world-class orchestra.
Out in the World - A Global Gay History
Episode 1
Richard Coles on the modern construction of gay identity and links with the ancient world.
Episode 2
Richard Coles on the ancient Greek culture where homosexuality was part of a social code.
Episode 3
Richard Coles looks at the conflict between sexuality and gender identity.
Canary in the Mine
Examining the issues relating to gay rights as a measure of global human rights.
Shostakovich: A Journey into Light
Stephen Johnson on how the music of Shostakovich helped him survive clinical depression.
Walking With Attitude
Travel writer Ian Marchant investigates 'psychogeography'.
In Search of Celia Sanchez
An exploration of the life of Fidel Castro's most precious aide until her death in 1980.
Barbara - The Inner Voice of
Norman Lebrecht explores the life and work of French icon, chanteuse and composer Barbara.
Dee
Poet Paul Farley explores John Milton's 'wizard stream' the River Dee, from source to sea.
Tracing Beauty
Ben Quash considers what we mean when we talk about beauty.
Swansea's Other Poet
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, on the poetry of Vernon Watkins.
Immortal Dreams
Professor Raymond Tallis explores the science and culture of immortality.
The Heritage Wars
Historian Dr Anna Whitelock explores how the heritage industry is battling for our money.
Arnold Wesker
Matthew Sweet looks back at the life and career of playwright Arnold Wesker.
Phoenix Rising: The Story of Coventry Cathedral
Giles Fraser examines the history, ministry and artistic legacy of Coventry cathedral.
Malvinas Madness
Andrew Graham Yooll asks what Argentinians' longing for the Falklands says about Argentina
Edward James and the Surreal Garden
A strange tale of wealth, wilderness, family intrigue, surrealism and concrete, in Mexico.
Crowd Psychology
Geneticist Steve Jones investigates the science of crowds.
The Other Dickens
Laurence Scott on Victorian novelist and contemporary of Dickens, George WM Reynolds.
Great British Ideas
Robert Malthus
Tristram Hunt on how 18th-century thinker Robert Malthus's ideas wrought havoc in India.
