Folk singer Eliza Carthy discovers Manchester's 19th-century broadside ballads.
05 Oct 2015,·30 mins
Acoustics expert Trevor Cox goes in search of the best venues for different types of music
22 Sep 2014,·30 mins
Documentary telling the story of the BBC Singers from its beginnings in the 1920s.
24 Sep 2014,·45 mins
Series 5
Episode 5
Phil Hammond's guests are Allegra McEvedy, Robert Llewellyn and Viv Albertine.
24 May 2011,·30 mins
1988: The Cold War Ends
Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev signed the Internmediate Nuclear Forces Treaty
09 Mar 1995,·28 mins
Christopher Hogwood
"The orchestras of the 18th Century were mostly directed from within"
24 Sep 1991,·28 mins
Episode 2
Singer-songwriter Erykah Badu explores the music generated by the Black Power movement.
12 Jan 2012,·30 mins
The life, times, and music of arranger and composer Ronald Binge
06 Sep 1994,·13 mins
Andrew McGibbon explores why John Coltrane's version of My Favourite Things became a hit.
24 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Laura Marling celebrates the 50th anniversary of the release of Joni Mitchell's LP, Blue.
17 Jun 2021,·28 mins
Comedian and musician Rich Morton explores the laid-back world of lounge music.
08 Mar 2012,·30 mins
The Maestro's Tale
Sir Neville Marriner talks about how touring up to six months every year takes it's toll
19 Mar 1998,·13 mins
Rapping out dreamtime stories: a new outlet for Australian Aboriginal youth
12 May 2011,·30 mins
Christopher Gabbitas explores the effects on singers of changing the pitch of their voice.
03 Jul 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
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
Sounds like India
Impact of the satellite music channel on Indian music and culture
28 Jul 2006,·26 mins
Sampling
The world of sampling and what is MIDI?
19 Jan 1996,·28 mins
Black isn't What it Used to Be
Exploring the notions of multiculturalism in Britain
21 Mar 1999,·27 mins
Tchaikovsky in Italy
Tchaikovsky travelled to escape his disastrous marriage to his pupil Antonina Miliukova
21 Oct 1994,·13 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
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
LOVE, SHAUN
Blissful beats from BBC Music Introducing mixed by soon to be superstar, LOVE, SHAUN.
26 Jan 2024,·30 mins
Rudely Truncated
Humphrey Carpenter on how the Third Programme captured the intellectual high ground.
06 Oct 1996,·45 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
