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    Proms Extra: Ella Fitzgerald

    Kevin LeGendre and Claire Martin discuss Ella Fitzgerald

  2. Proms Extra: Djinn

    Elif Shafak and Shahidha Bari tell Ian McMillan why humans need the genie

  3. Proms Extra: DH Lawrence's The Rainbow 09 August 15

    Novelists Helen Dunmore and Louise Welsh on DH Lawrence's 1915 novel, 'The Rainbow'.

  4. Proms Extra: Devils and Paganini

    Rev Richard Coles and poet Imtiaz Dharker on the Devil in Christian and Islamic cultures.

  5. Proms Extra: David Hare's memoir 'The Blue Touch Paper' - 04 Sep 15

    The playwright David Hare discusses his new memoir, 'The Blue Touch Paper'.

  6. Proms Extra: Cuneiform 07082017

    Irving Finkel and Shahidha Bari on Mesopotamian writing, jokes and boat building specs

  7. Proms Extra: Charlotte Brontë: Gregory Tate talks to Joanne Harris & Claire Harman

    Hear Charlotte Brontë's biographer Claire Harman & Yorkshire-born novelist Joanne Harris

  8. Proms Extra: Capability Brown: Anna Pavord

    Anna Pavord considers the landscapes created by 'Capability' Brown - born 300 years ago

  9. Proms Extra: Beethoven and German Romantic Poetry

    Anne McElvoy discusses the German Romantic poetry which inspired Beethoven.

  10. Proms Extra: Ancient Rome

    Matthew Sweet talks to Natalie Haynes about the glory that was Rome.

  11. Proms Extra: Alice in Wonderland 30 July 15

    Anne McElvoy discussses the enduring appeal of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.

  12. Proms Extra: Alan Hollinghurst

    Booker Prize winner, Alan Hollinghurst, discusses his new book, The Sparsholt Affair.

  13. Proms Extra: Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

    Rana Mitter is joined by Kathleen Burk & Joanna Cohen to discuss the Gettysburg Address.

  14. Proms Extra: 1895 The First Proms

    Rana Mitter with Nicholas Kenyon and Leanne Langley

  15. Proms Extra: The Lumiere Brothers in 1895 - 22.08.15

    Ian Christie on the Lumiere brothers' invention of the world's first film camera in 1895.

  16. Proms Extra - Deep Time

    Geologist Iain Stewart and geographer Nicholas Crane consider the concept of "Deep Time"

  17. PROMS EXTRA - Arabian Nights - 7 Sep 15

    Shahidha Bari and Houda Echouafni on this powerful islamic folk-cycle - Arabian Nights

  18. PROMS EXTRA - 120 years of London School of Economics: 2 Sep 15

    Michael Cox explores the history of the London School of Economics with Stephanie Flanders

  19. Proms Extra: Ezra Pound's 'Cathay - 29 July 15

    Poets Jo Shapcott and Sean O'Brien discuss Ezra Pound's poetry collection, 'Cathay'.

  20. Prom Plus: What Victorians Did For Fun

    Historians Kathryn Hughes & Lee Jackson discuss 19th century entertainment.

  21. Prom Plus: Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Culture

    Writers Louise Doughty and Damian Le Bas discuss Gypsy, Roma & Traveller culture.

  22. Prom Plus Literary – Wilfred Owen

    Wilfred Owen is one of the greatest First World War writers. The poets Fred d'Aguiar...

  23. Prom Plus Literary - Philip Larkin

    Poets Andrew Motion and Kate Clanchy discuss the writing of Philip Larkin and his was...

  24. Prom Plus Literary - Iceland

    As the Iceland Symphony Orchestra appear at the Proms, Radio 3's New Generation and in...

  25. Progression, Diaghilev & John Pawson

    The use of the word 'Progression' in politics is discussed with Peter Hitchens, Kitty...

  26. Prize Winners 2023

    Nandini Das, Tania Branigan, Halik Kochanski, Ed Yong, John Vallaint talk to Rana Mitter

  27. Private Eye,Grief,Imran Khan,Thomas Friedman

    Anne McElvoy talks to Adam Macqueen as Private Eye turns 50. Matthew Sweet discusses -...

  28. Prison Break

    New Generation Thinker Jeffery Howard asks if it is ever ok to escape from prison

  29. Prison Break

    New Generation Thinker Jeffrey Howard asks is it ever ok to escape from prison?

  30. Pranks

    Matthew Sweet and guests assess the value of pranks and what purpose they may serve.

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