What was Roman music like?
12 Apr 2000,·27 mins
Reem Kelani explores the role of music in the Egyptian revolution of early 2011.
18 Jan 2012,·28 mins
Steve Angello and Agents of Time live at Tomorrowland Winter in Alpe d'Huez, France.
11 Apr 2026,·120 mins
Laura Mvula reflects on the impact of Lauryn Hill’s debut album 25 years after its release
22 Aug 2023,·28 mins
Edith Hall, Nandini Das and Beatrice Groves on the books which inspired Shakespeare.
26 Apr 2016,·45 mins
Overthrowing centuries of musical tradition - and prejudice: the Japanese Bach revolution.
13 Aug 2011,·30 mins
The story of Nigerian musician and political revolutionary, Fela Kuti.
31 May 2011,·30 mins
Julia Kogan explores the little-known personal music of exiled composers in Los Angeles.
12 Nov 2015,·30 mins
Archaeologist Christine Finn taps her foot to ancient sounds not heard for millennia.
19 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Kate Mosse celebrates the magical voice of Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar.
31 Oct 1998,·28 mins
Elis James celebrates three decades of Super Furry Animals.
25 May 2026,·56 mins
Ella Fitzgerald is one of America's greatest stars who made her singing debut in New York.
25 Apr 2017,·30 mins
David Grant revisits a unique era in British music with the Jazz-funk explosion.
12 Mar 2013,·30 mins
BBC New Generation Artists Festive Concert
A musical journey with the dazzling BBC New Generation Artists.
27 Dec 2025,·53 mins
Comedian Danny Robins explores the global Swedish cultural explosion conquering the world.
23 Apr 2011,·28 mins
Sarfraz Manzoor explores Johnny Cash's interest in Scotland after tracing his Fife roots.
13 Feb 2010,·30 mins
Midge Ure explains how technical innovation has always stimulated musical creativity.
15 Feb 2014,·30 mins
Tom Robinson explores Jimi Hendrix and the guitarist's political beliefs and outlook.
24 Aug 2010,·30 mins
The Reverend Neil Brice leads the congregation of St Magnus Episcopal Church in Lerwick.
17 Nov 2014,·50 mins
Laura Barton tells the story of Karen Dalton, the folk world's answer to Billie Holliday.
23 Aug 2016,·28 mins
Thomas Ades
Interview and music from new British composer Thomas Ades
28 Oct 1994,·13 mins
Isy Suttie embarks on a mission to compose the ultimate on-hold music.
25 Dec 2014,·30 mins
02/06/2010
Ãran an LÃ / Song for the Day
02 Jun 2010,·5 mins
Navid Akhtar examines the legacy of the influential Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
21 Aug 2007,·30 mins
Haisai Ojisan – Hey Old Man!
The story behind the 1970s Okinawan pop hit Haisai Ojisan or ‘Hey Old Man’
23 Mar 2019,·9 mins
Series 2
Belfast Docks
Composer laureate Brian Irvine and Rachael Boyd, on fiddle, play the skyline of Belfast.
22 Aug 2016,·28 mins
This is... Arctic Monkeys: Believe the Hype
A snapshot of the band in the eye of the storm, poised to change everything.
10 Jan 2023,·2 mins
Improvisations in music and story from the street pianists at London’s St Pancras Station.
13 Oct 2017,·30 mins
The life of Louis Armstrong as told through his archive of tape recordings.
12 Dec 1998,·60 mins
Can there be too many cellists? How Jacqueline du Pré created a surfeit of cellists!
27 Aug 2015,·30 mins
