Wide-ranging series exploring arts and cultural issues around the world
World Service,·126 episodes
The history of 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' and the coded messages in Spiritual songs
30 Sep 2004,·22 mins
Why the Concerto for Two Violins in D minor by, J. S. Bach is so important to people
01 Oct 2004,·22 mins
Why people love for Bob Dylan's song 'Like a Rolling Stone'
18 Oct 2004,·22 mins
The history of the song 'Stand By Me'
25 Oct 2004,·22 mins
Writer and film maker Namik Kabil introduces his Sarajevo
01 Nov 2004,·22 mins
A look at the young cultural scene in Warsaw
09 Nov 2004,·22 mins
Writer and director Banuta Rubess leads a tour of her Riga
15 Nov 2004,·22 mins
Exploring the cultural highlights of Bucharest with the architect Augustin Ioan
25 Nov 2004,·22 mins
An interview with Indian film director Mira Nair
29 Nov 2004,·22 mins
Exploring spiritualism, the idea that the dead live on and can communicate through seances
01 Dec 2004,·22 mins
An investigation into witchcraft, supernatural powers and the possibility of miracles
06 Dec 2004,·22 mins
Defining good and evil and exploring the conflict between them
13 Dec 2004,·22 mins
A trip to the ruins of Persepolis to investigate it's role in Iran's sense of identity
28 Dec 2004,·22 mins
A visit to a 'symbol of hope', Kosovo's first multi-ethnic school
03 Jan 2005,·22 mins
Men longing for women to commit to a life in the rural outback of Australia
05 Jan 2005,·22 mins
A look at the purpose and appeal and of clowns
An interview with the British film director Mike Leigh
11 Jan 2005,·22 mins
Tracing the extraordinary story of pianist Helga Bassel and her escape from Nazi Germany
31 Jan 2005,·22 mins
A visit to a village about to be destroyed by the creation of the Almatti Dam
07 Feb 2005,·22 mins
Theodore Zeldin reflects on the lost art of conversation
14 Feb 2005,·22 mins
What role does art play in building a nation?
Can art challenge a nation and disrupt the status quo?
22 Feb 2005,·22 mins
The story of the Danish writer of fairy-tales, Hans Christian Andersen
23 Feb 2005,·22 mins
Celebrating Hans Christian Andersen, the creator of 'The Snow Queen'
24 Feb 2005,·22 mins
How a team of people create a great musical
23 Mar 2005,·22 mins
Exploring how to write a novel with prominent writers who share their creative processes
03 Apr 2005,·22 mins
'First you need a good idea'. Exploring the vital elements for a successful art exhibtion
11 Apr 2005,·22 mins
The growing global business of video games and how to make them
18 Apr 2005,·22 mins
How the voice works to physically produce sound
25 Apr 2005,·22 mins
Exploring the vast range of sounds that the human voice can produce
02 May 2005,·22 mins
