Chris Beardshaw
Garden designer Chris Beardshaw creates his dream Egyptian-themed festival.
21 Aug 2016,·30 mins
Marc Riley traces the career of 70s electronic band Kraftwerk.
22 Nov 2007,·30 mins
Nabihah Iqbal explores the variety of notes and scales used to make music across the globe
30 Aug 2022,·28 mins
Decades after his death, why does Sun Ra continue to inspire an obsessive following?
19 Jun 2014,·30 mins
Ciara McGrillan plays music and memories from across NI in this dementia-friendly show.
24 May 2020,·56 mins
Can Rev. Richard Coles write a new power ballad to rival Total Eclipse of the Heart?
18 Jul 2017,·30 mins
The Practice of Practising
Celebrated pianist Stephen Hough reflects on a life spent practising.
28 Dec 2013,·45 mins
Richard Langham Smith on the songs Debussy wrote for his muse Madame Vasnier.
10 Jan 2012,·30 mins
Andy Kershaw re-examines the Bob Dylan album that changed popular music and his life.
11 Oct 2015,·30 mins
Radio 6 Indie Forever begins TODAY at 10am!
22 Jul 2026,·240 mins
8. Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon
The story of Juice WRLD, Pop Smoke, XXXTentacion and Lil Peep.
22 Nov 2021,·29 mins
Part 2
Birmingham-raised singer Jamelia explores the music made in her native West Midlands.
20 Jul 2022,·28 mins
Sarah Angliss uncovers the fascinating story of how we tried to teach the birds to sing.
05 Jul 2011,·30 mins
Rudely Truncated
Humphrey Carpenter on how the Third Programme captured the intellectual high ground.
06 Oct 1996,·45 mins
Kapil Sharma: My Life, My Music
Indian stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma picks the songs that relate to moments in his life.
15 Mar 2015,·57 mins
Every minute of every day, a musician is playing Bach’s music somewhere in the world.
19 Aug 2021,·28 mins
Pink Floyd members explore the tragic mental breakdown of former front man Syd Barrett.
09 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Grammy Award winning filmmaker Don Letts explores the life of reggae singer Peter Tosh
23 Nov 2010,·30 mins
DJ Annie Nightingale looks at how Northern Soul music has become popular in Japan.
21 Sep 2013,·30 mins
Why don’t we all know more about African American country music legend Charley Pride?
14 Oct 2019,·28 mins
Conductor Charles Hazlewood and Dr Brian May of Queen celebrate the Doppler effect.
15 Aug 2017,·30 mins
Catherine Bott tells the story of Nancy Storace, an English star who worked with Mozart.
16 Oct 2014,·30 mins
Reconstruction of the church fete in Liverpool, when John Lennon first met Paul McCartney.
03 Jul 2007,·30 mins
Joseph Harker asks why Britain's classical music scene remains so resolutely white.
01 Mar 2016,·30 mins
My Friend the Chocolate Cake
David Brodie talks about music and the concept of stardom in Australia
01 Nov 1995,·14 mins
The story of an octogenarian dancer teaching a 28-year-old how to waltz.
06 Dec 2010,·28 mins
The Coming of Classical Music Videos
The development of video recordings of music, a look at what images and artists to show
10 Apr 1991,·13 mins
Holger Czukay
German musician, Holger Czukay was one of the first people to use sampling in his music
16 Jun 1994,·13 mins
Black isn't What it Used to Be
Exploring the notions of multiculturalism in Britain
21 Mar 1999,·27 mins
Michael White uncovers the life of the soprano singer Jennifer Vyvyan.
18 Aug 2011,·30 mins
