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Dance Rebels: A Story of Modern Dance
The mavericks whose radical ideas created modern dance in the 20th century.
BBC Four
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JFK: The Vinyl Reaction
How the American record industry responded to the assassination of President Kennedy.
BBC Radio 4
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Ancient Ways with Bettany Hughes
Bettany Hughes follows the Egnatian Way and explores how it helped to shape Europe.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley delves into the history of romance in our country.
BBC Four
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Decoding the Masterworks
Dr Janina Ramirez presents a series that examines three masterworks in minute detail
BBC Radio 4
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Genius of the Ancient World
Bettany Hughes seeks out the stories behind three giants of ancient philosophy.
BBC Four
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Minimal Impact
The story of the musical aesthetic and the ubiquitous technique of minimalism.
BBC Radio 4
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The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock
Alan Yentob marks the centenary of TS Eliot's poem, with a reading by Jeremy Irons.
BBC Radio 4
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Treasures of Ancient Greece
Series in which Alastair Sooke explores the riches and unique legacy of Greek art.
BBC Four
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The Business of Film with Mark Kermode
Film critic Mark Kermode reveals the economic realities behind the film industry.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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British Art at War: Bomberg, Sickert and Nash
The story of how three British artists responded to the cataclysm of World War One.
BBC Four
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The Secret Life of Books
Classic books are reconsidered by returning to the writers' original manuscripts.
BBC Four
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The Poet Librettists
Michael Symmons Roberts explores why so many poets choose to become opera librettists.
BBC Radio 4
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A Theatre For Everyman
As Liverpool's Everyman Theatre prepares to re-open, we hear from those who worked there.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Lucy Mangan's Literary Solutions to the Economy
Writer Lucy Mangan selects five different economic remedies from literature.
BBC Radio 4
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Playing the Skyline
Musicians look at how the land meets the air and imagine it as music.
BBC Radio 4
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Burrell's Bequest
Alvin Hall explores the controversial decision allowing the Burrell Collection to tour.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain
Dr Lucy Worsley tells the story of Britain's first Georgian kings.
BBC Four
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Scotland Meet Murray Lachlan Young
Poet Murray Lachlan Young goes in search of his Scottishness.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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BB King: The Life of Riley
How an orphaned young man came to carry the title of king of the blues.
BBC Four
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Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Alastair Sooke looks at masterpieces of Ancient Egypt through the eyes of an art lover.
BBC Four
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The Living Mountain
Robert Macfarlane undertakes an immersive poetic pilgrimage to the Cairngorms.
BBC Radio 4
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A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
The history of our curious relationship with murder is explored by Lucy Worsley.
BBC Four
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The Fairy-Tale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank
Examining the extravagant castles and palaces created by King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
BBC Four
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Derek Tangye - The Cornish Gardener
John McCarthy explores the fascinating life of British author Derek Tangye.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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When Washington Came to Brum
How some of the earliest American literary classics were actually written in Birmingham.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Archaeology: A Secret History
Dr Richard Miles seeks our ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.
BBC Four
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The Butterfly Effect
Amanda Roocroft explores the impact of Madame Butterfly in performance and popular culture
BBC Radio 4
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What Do Artists Do All Day?
Portraits of leading artists, with insights into their working lives and creative process
BBC Four
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The Sound and the Fury in Concert
Performances recorded for BBC Four's The Sound and the Fury: A Century of Music
BBC
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The Human Jukebox
Peter Curran on earworms; why we sing to ourselves, and why sometimes we can't stop it
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Old Photographs Fever - The Search for China's Pictured Past
Historical photographs are rare in China, but now the pictured past is being reclaimed.
BBC Radio 4
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Changing My Voice
Christopher Gabbitas explores the effects on singers of changing the pitch of their voice.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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What the Scandinavians Know About Children's Literature
Mariella Frostrup looks at Scandinavian children's literature.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Sounds of the 20th Century: The 90s
Fearne Cotton looks back at the Sounds of the 1990s.
BBC Radio 2
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The Countertenor
Men who sing in falsetto. Bidisha on the countertenor voice, from Purcell to Plan B.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Art of America
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the rich, exciting and diverse art history of the USA.
BBC Four
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Change of Art
Artist Andrew Shoben explores a controversial idea to 'rotate or retire' public artworks
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Colouring Light: Brian Clarke - An Artist Apart
Profile of painter Brian Clarke, one of the world's greatest stained glass artists.
BBC Four
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Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
York Minster's Great East Window, the UK's largest expanse of medieval stained glass.
BBC Four
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Eisteddfod
Coverage of the National Eisteddfod of Wales, one of Europe's largest cultural festivals.
BBC One Wales
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Fake or Fortune?
Journalist Fiona Bruce and art expert Philip Mould investigate mysteries behind paintings.
BBC One
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And the Academy Award Goes To...
Paul Gambaccini traces the history of the Oscars and tells the story behind winning films
BBC Radio 4
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Twenty Minutes
Eclectic arts magazine programme, exploring a range of fascinating subjects
BBC Radio 3
