The hunt for the truth about the most influential and enigmatic of graphic designers.
30 mins
Neil Martin and Caoimhe Ceol Ní Chathail host amazing artists with the Ulster Orchestra.
05 Aug 2026,·107 mins
Manga Saint Hilare digs out a stack of new music. @1Xtra on social
10 Aug 2026,·120 mins
Clarke Peters follows the croon and practitioners of the art including Rudy Vallee.
17 Sep 2016,·30 mins
An exclusive ‘Headphones On’ immersive mix of ‘Distant Snowy Peaks’ by Gruff Rhys.
30 Jul 2022,·5 mins
Ian McMillan fights the cause of the sodcasters, perpetrators of tinny mobile phone music
14 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Cerys Matthews celebrates one of her musical heroines, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.
01 May 2012,·30 mins
Lloyd Bradley explores the story of black music in London from calypso to garage....
02 Aug 2026,·70 mins
Rufus Wainwright on how he approaches the song A Foggy Day and why he's drawn to it.
04 Aug 2022,·28 mins
Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's new production of Puccini's La bohème.
24 Sep 2017,·70 mins
Musician and producer Harmony Samuels reveals how to have a successful career in music.
25 Aug 2022,·28 mins
Bluegrass in the Cotswolds at the Sore Fingers Summer School
02 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Martin Wainwright looks at our national night time obsession - with the beauty of moths.
06 May 2011,·28 mins
Jolyon Jenkins reports on "Spiral Tribe", the 90s free party sound system, still raving.
22 Oct 2015,·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
Finance guru Alvin Hall charts the rise of rap music entrepreneur Jay-Z.
08 May 2007,·30 mins
The poet Ian McMillan on what really happened when Stockhausen came to Huddersfield.
19 Nov 2015,·30 mins
The story of Poland's Syrena Records, a label that defined a nation.
12 Jan 2016,·30 mins
Eddie Kadi and Fatima Timbo
Comedian Eddie Kadi and model & TikTok star Fatima Timbo share the songs that shaped them.
21 Nov 2022,·28 mins
Brain
The brain - how it works, what it is responsible for and how we can help keep it healthy.
23 Jul 1997,·13 mins
Trevor Cox finds out how recording and copying music compromises the original quality.
07 Jan 2016,·28 mins
Jazz composer Julian Joseph goes in search of black classical musicians from the past.
04 Dec 2007,·30 mins
All the thriving underground rap-scene rappers that feature in BBC Three's Rap Trip
Ransom FA and FOS bring us some of the brand new rappers appearing in the scene
22 Oct 2020,·41 mins
Mark Steel celebrates the ever expanding world of foreign Hip Hop
23 Feb 2017,·30 mins
Izzat Majeed could have retired quietly, but he formed a Pakistani jazz ensemble instead.
31 Mar 2015,·30 mins
Professor John Butt explores the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach.
10 Apr 2017,·30 mins
Mark Lamarr explores the life of blues woman Memphis Minnie.
12 Dec 2011,·30 mins
A spoken word concept album linking space and music.
01 Sep 2015,·30 mins
In Session: Tebi Rex
Tebi Rex chat about releasing music in lockdown and reminisce about performing live.
04 Dec 2020,·20 mins
