Wide-ranging series exploring arts and cultural issues around the world
World Service,·126 episodes
Evelyn Waugh and his relationship with Ethiopia
14 Apr 2003,·22 mins
First broadcast in 2003. The life and literary legacy of Evelyn Waugh
Automobile design through the ages
28 Apr 2003,·22 mins
Exploring the dark art of package design
12 May 2003,·22 mins
Exploring the design of fashion accessories at The Design Museum, London
19 May 2003,·22 mins
The different ways warriors have been depicted in art through the ages
26 May 2003,·22 mins
The different ways artists have portrayed mothers
02 Jun 2003,·22 mins
The many ways artists have chosen to portray lovers
09 Jun 2003,·23 mins
How artists have interpreted dance through the ages in paintings and sculpture
10 Jun 2003,·23 mins
A look at George Orwell's masterpiece, Animal Farm
23 Jun 2003,·22 mins
What kind of man was Claude Debussy?
A profile of Hollywood actress Katharine Hepburn
30 Jun 2003,·22 mins
An interview with Peter Bazelgette, producer of reality TV programme 'Big Brother'
03 Jul 2003,·22 mins
An interview with Indian actress and member of parliament Shabana Azmi
14 Jul 2003,·22 mins
A look at marriage in Zanzibar
30 Jul 2003,·22 mins
A profile of singer Fela Kuti
11 Aug 2003,·22 mins
How Arthur Miller tried to throw light on the 1950s McCarthy witchhunt with 'The Crucible'
29 Aug 2003,·22 mins
Exploring the universal fear of the monster within us all
09 Sep 2003,·22 mins
A look at stories about creative fiends who use science to make monsters
16 Sep 2003,·22 mins
Are there monsters in outer space?
22 Sep 2003,·22 mins
The history and continuing appeal of the song 'Fever' made famous by Peggy Lee
29 Sep 2003,·22 mins
A look at the appeal of the song 'Moon River' and the film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
06 Oct 2003,·23 mins
Exploring the meaning and significance of performing the Jewish prayer 'Kol Nidre'
13 Oct 2003,·22 mins
The special appeal of Bernstein’s song ‘Somewhere’ from ‘West Side Story’
20 Oct 2003,·22 mins
Ugandan Philip Luswata gives a guided tour around his favourite city in Africa
27 Oct 2003,·22 mins
An exploration of the hip hop scene in Accra, Ghana
Rock writer Yusuf Al Alamy gives a guided tour around 'his favourite African city'
07 Nov 2003,·22 mins
A tour of the cultural heart of Maputo
17 Nov 2003,·22 mins
A profile of two narrative historians who write ‘ big books for a broad public’
21 Nov 2003,·22 mins
An interview with Jamaican born opera singer Willard White
24 Nov 2003,·22 mins
