An exclusive insight into world of the brilliant and original choreographer Mark Morris.
26 Jun 2014,·30 mins
Professor Judith Buchanan shares her love and knowledge of Shakespeare in early films.
17 Apr 2016,·30 mins
An exploration of the spiritual side of the music of Bob Dylan.
24 May 2011,·30 mins
Part 2
Novelist Eimear McBride looks at how artists and performers depict sexual consent.
07 Feb 2019,·28 mins
Author J K Rowling and Stephen Fry discuss the Harry Potter book series.
10 Dec 2005,·60 mins
Nick Barraclough celebrates the unsung singers.
23 May 2009,·30 mins
Inside the Rock
The story of Cruachan Power Station and the art it has inspired.
15 Oct 2015,·30 mins
Coventry Moves Together
A soundscape of a city-wide orchestra for Coventry UK City of Culture 2021.
05 Jun 2021,·8 mins
Kim Moore is challenged to write a poem inspired by one of the UK's abandoned buildings.
13 Aug 2023,·28 mins
Novelist Neil Gaiman explores the the intricacies of the Orpheus myth
22 Sep 2015,·30 mins
Miles Jupp investigates the Plot Device that spawned a million pulp fictions.
01 Jan 2016,·30 mins
Sushma Puri reveals why many British Hindus want their ashes scattered in the Ganges.
07 Apr 2020,·28 mins
Audio-exploration of the click languages of the Khoisan peoples of the Kalahari Desert
06 Oct 2006,·22 mins
Art historian Dr. Janina Ramirez is on a mission to decode Durer's Melencolia 1.
26 May 2014,·30 mins
5. Antony and Cleopatra
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown focuses on the relationship between Antony and Cleopatra.
06 May 2016,·15 mins
Janine H Jones explores the history of the 'voice recording booth'.
27 Oct 2016,·30 mins
Loneliness
The sounds of the historic and influential city, through its music, life, noise and people
10 mins
Stephen Smith tries to rediscover the lost joys of getting lost.
10 Oct 2015,·30 mins
Farrah Jarral asks who gets to play in our society.
19 May 2017,·30 mins
Jonathan Guyer examines the rise of neo-noir fiction in Egypt.
16 Nov 2017,·30 mins
Locals guide listeners to 50,000-year-old rock carvings that form songlines, in Australia
07 Mar 2019,·28 mins
World War
Christopher Cook explores the influence of the Great War on the music of the time.
18 May 1999,·30 mins
Olga Muller
Oti Mabuse is joined by her sister Motsi Mabuse to hear about her dancing legend.
25 Jan 2023,·28 mins
Alvin Hall explores the controversial decision allowing the Burrell Collection to tour.
02 Jun 2014,·30 mins
Hemp to Hydro-electricity
Final leg of the journey down the São Francisco river
20 Aug 2003,·22 mins
From the rounded Roman stone arch to the modern-day suspension bridge
04 Mar 1995,·48 mins
Red Shelley
Benjamin Zephaniah brings us his personal take on Percy Shelley's work.
10 Jul 2022,·28 mins
Living With Money
New kinds of money and the future: will a production line of coins be a thing of the past?
19 Mar 1999,·14 mins
Profane rubbish or bold rebellion? How did Viz become an acclaimed, best-selling magazine?
09 Jul 2016,·30 mins
Science broadcaster Professor Trevor Cox explores the science of aural architecture.
16 Mar 2009,·30 mins