Comedian and musician Rich Morton explores the laid-back world of lounge music.
08 Mar 2012,·30 mins
My Friend the Chocolate Cake
David Brodie talks about music and the concept of stardom in Australia
01 Nov 1995,·14 mins
Joseph Harker asks why Britain's classical music scene remains so resolutely white.
01 Mar 2016,·30 mins
Why don’t we all know more about African American country music legend Charley Pride?
14 Oct 2019,·28 mins
Laura Marling celebrates the 50th anniversary of the release of Joni Mitchell's LP, Blue.
17 Jun 2021,·28 mins
Grammy Award winning filmmaker Don Letts explores the life of reggae singer Peter Tosh
23 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Every minute of every day, a musician is playing Bach’s music somewhere in the world.
19 Aug 2021,·28 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
LOVE, SHAUN
Blissful beats from BBC Music Introducing mixed by soon to be superstar, LOVE, SHAUN.
26 Jan 2024,·30 mins
Andrew McGibbon explores why John Coltrane's version of My Favourite Things became a hit.
24 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Part 2
Birmingham-raised singer Jamelia explores the music made in her native West Midlands.
20 Jul 2022,·28 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
Andy Kershaw re-examines the Bob Dylan album that changed popular music and his life.
11 Oct 2015,·30 mins
Ciara McGrillan plays music and memories from across NI in this dementia-friendly show.
24 May 2020,·56 mins
A spoken word concept album linking space and music.
01 Sep 2015,·30 mins
Christopher Hogwood
"The orchestras of the 18th Century were mostly directed from within"
24 Sep 1991,·28 mins
Mark Lamarr explores the life of blues woman Memphis Minnie.
12 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Professor John Butt explores the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach.
10 Apr 2017,·30 mins
Izzat Majeed could have retired quietly, but he formed a Pakistani jazz ensemble instead.
31 Mar 2015,·30 mins
1988: The Cold War Ends
Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev signed the Internmediate Nuclear Forces Treaty
09 Mar 1995,·28 mins
The life, times, and music of arranger and composer Ronald Binge
06 Sep 1994,·13 mins
Mark Steel celebrates the ever expanding world of foreign Hip Hop
23 Feb 2017,·30 mins
Jazz composer Julian Joseph goes in search of black classical musicians from the past.
04 Dec 2007,·30 mins
Trevor Cox finds out how recording and copying music compromises the original quality.
07 Jan 2016,·28 mins
The story of Poland's Syrena Records, a label that defined a nation.
12 Jan 2016,·30 mins
The Riff Mix
The best new Indie, Rock & guitar-led tunes from Introducing artists across the UK.
01 Jun 2020,·60 mins
The poet Ian McMillan on what really happened when Stockhausen came to Huddersfield.
19 Nov 2015,·30 mins
Finance guru Alvin Hall charts the rise of rap music entrepreneur Jay-Z.
08 May 2007,·30 mins
Lucie Skeaping hears music written for Pepys, played for the first time since his death.
04 Apr 2017,·30 mins
Alan Bennett and musicians young and old consider the orchestral heritage of Yorkshire.
15 Sep 2015,·30 mins
