Why don’t we all know more about African American country music legend Charley Pride?
14 Oct 2019,·28 mins
Henry The Father
Susan Doran and Henry VIII's biographer, Lucy Wooding, explore Henry's role as father.
27 May 2009,·15 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
Holger Czukay
German musician, Holger Czukay was one of the first people to use sampling in his music
16 Jun 1994,·13 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
Sounds like India
Impact of the satellite music channel on Indian music and culture
28 Jul 2006,·26 mins
Tchaikovsky in Italy
Tchaikovsky travelled to escape his disastrous marriage to his pupil Antonina Miliukova
21 Oct 1994,·13 mins
Christopher Gabbitas explores the effects on singers of changing the pitch of their voice.
03 Jul 2012,·30 mins
Rapping out dreamtime stories: a new outlet for Australian Aboriginal youth
12 May 2011,·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
Comedian and musician Rich Morton explores the laid-back world of lounge music.
08 Mar 2012,·30 mins
Laura Marling celebrates the 50th anniversary of the release of Joni Mitchell's LP, Blue.
17 Jun 2021,·28 mins
Andrew McGibbon explores why John Coltrane's version of My Favourite Things became a hit.
24 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Christopher Hogwood
"The orchestras of the 18th Century were mostly directed from within"
24 Sep 1991,·28 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
The Riff Mix
The best new Indie, Rock & guitar-led tunes from Introducing artists across the UK.
01 Jun 2020,·60 mins
Documentary telling the story of the BBC Singers from its beginnings in the 1920s.
24 Sep 2014,·45 mins
Part Six - The 2010 and 20s: Festivals & futurism
Huw Stephens and Sian Eleri tell the story of Welsh language pop in 2010 and 20s.
21 mins
Chi-Yan Law
Iain Urchardan a' coinneachadh ris an neach-ionnsachaidh Chi-Yan Law à Singapore.
29 Dec 2017,·11 mins
The benefits of music therapy for children living in impoverished areas and conflict zones
28 Sep 2001,·13 mins
Acoustics expert Trevor Cox goes in search of the best venues for different types of music
22 Sep 2014,·30 mins
Folk singer Eliza Carthy discovers Manchester's 19th-century broadside ballads.
05 Oct 2015,·30 mins
Ruth Barnes explores the music, life and loves of the singer songwriter Judee Sill
09 Sep 2014,·30 mins
An early sampler, this 1960s musical invention's fans include Paul McCartney.
30 Jun 2006,·28 mins
Ragga
Looking at links between rap and jazz
21 Mar 1996,·13 mins
Musician and poet Anthony Joseph tries to get to the heart of Calypso star Lord Kitchener
13 Jan 2015,·30 mins
Laura Barton pieces together the true story of Abner Jay, a most unusual musical talent.
20 Jan 2015,·30 mins
