Eclectic arts magazine programme, exploring a range of fascinating people, places and events
Radio 3,·92 episodes
Phil Carradice investigates a lost kingdom submerged beneath the waves of Cardigan Bay.
26 Jul 2012,·20 mins
Suzy Klein explores the drama engendered by Toscanini's visits to the BBC SO in the 1930s.
25 Jul 2012,·20 mins
Episode 1
Paul Farley explores Goethe's verse tribute to Persian poetry, The West-Eastern Divan.
21 Jul 2012,·20 mins
Episode 2
Paul Farley on how Goethe's West-Eastern Divan poems were fuelled by a love affair.
23 Jul 2012,·20 mins
Paul Allen examines how, despite losing the war, the Trojans have shaped Western culture.
22 Jul 2012,·30 mins
Ruth Smith uncovers the surprising truth about the many meanings of Judas Maccabeus.
19 Jul 2012,·20 mins
Stephen Johnson explores Elgar's Coronation Ode.
13 Jul 2012,·20 mins
In Angela Carter's story a circus tiger shapes the destiny of the notorious Lizzie Borden.
29 Jun 2012,·20 mins
Stephen Johnson tries to uncover the mysteries of Schumann's piano suite Carnaval.
04 Jun 2012,·20 mins
Paul Allen explores the work that inspired Josef Suk's The Ripening.
24 May 2012,·20 mins
Children from Amersham Music Centre prepare to perform Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.
16 May 2012,·30 mins
Stephen Johnson explores Stravinsky's take on the ancient tale of Oedipus Rex.
15 May 2012,·20 mins
Louise Fryer investigates the inspiration behind Walton's powerful First Symphony.
09 May 2012,·20 mins
A documentary contemplating the 'endless days and nights' that affect Finland.
13 Apr 2012,·20 mins
Jonathan Coffey on the story of the cross and how it became the symbol of Christianity.
05 Apr 2012,·20 mins
Fiona Sampson considers the work of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet Czeslaw Milosz.
16 Mar 2012,·20 mins
The Rev Richard Coles hosts a discussion on how William Byrd survived as a recusant.
05 Mar 2012,·20 mins
Petrarch's account of how he and his brother once set out to climb a mountain in Provence.
28 Feb 2012,·1200 mins
Musician David Bramwell explores the art of the clap in creating and teaching music.
24 Feb 2012,·20 mins
Bricklayer's son, ragtime pianist, major philanthropist: the lost story of Walter Harding.
07 Feb 2012,·20 mins
Stephen Johnson explores the symbolism of Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony.
19 Jan 2012,·20 mins
The Rev Lucy Winkett explores traditional images of angels.
23 Dec 2011,·20 mins
Helen Bond analyses the Scriptures and the Apocrypha to discover Christ's missing years.
22 Dec 2011,·20 mins
Alexandra Harris discusses the history of fireworks at the 2011 Free Thinking Festival.
15 Dec 2011,·20 mins
Adrian Scarborough reads from Thomas Mann's classic novel set in the mid-1800s.
22 Aug 2011,·20 mins
Lesley Chamberlain on the 'aesthetic Bolsheviks', a 1920s Russian artistic community.
06 Aug 2011,·20 mins
In Katherine Mansfield's story, guests at a German pension perform in a private concert.
04 Aug 2011,·20 mins
Philip Bullock considers sacrificial links between the Rite of Spring and Emily Davison.
19 Jul 2011,·20 mins
Alex Jennings reads M.R. James' ghost story set on the windswept coast of East Anglia.
13 Jun 2011,·20 mins
Paul Allen on the history of the interval, from Ancient Greece to today's concert halls.
10 May 2011,·20 mins
